mining and quarrying for the removal of minerals and such appurtenances as required; surface mining operations shall include, but are not limited to: in-place distillation, retorting or leaching; production and disposal of mining waste. **Prohibited uses:** All
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surface mining operations
How this ordinance defines it
The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Mariposa County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.
one (1) acre of surface area. Mining includes a surface exploration activity; a surface mining operation ; a sub-surface mining operation; or a sand, gravel (aggregate), or cobble mining operation which exceeds the thresholds established herein. Mining includes
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