MN HF1320

Amends Minnesota mining inspector statutes to modernize language and remove outdated provisions, including a 1905 appointment deadline and specific salary caps.

Establishes new definitions section (180.015) covering mine inspector, mine waste, mining, mining areas, mining operations, and reportable accidents including deaths, serious injuries, fires, explosions, and entrapments.

Modifies inspector qualifications to require at least two years of practical mining experience instead of six years, and removes bond requirements while maintaining oath requirements.

Updates inspection duties to cover all mining operations with permits from the commissioner of natural resources, inspected at least every 90 days, and clarifies procedures for ordering work cessation and requiring safety measures.

Repeals sections 180.06 and 180.09 and modifies sections on abandoned mines, accident reporting procedures (requiring notice within one hour of accident scene stabilization), and enforcement penalties for violations.