Penetration of water stratum by mine discovery or drill hole; plugging; reports; exceptions
NMSA 1978, § 69-3-6
in effect69-3-6. Penetration of water stratum by mine discovery or drill hole; plugging; reports; exceptions
Any person drilling a mine lode discovery or mine drill hole to a depth of ten feet or more who encounters or whose drill cuts into a water body or water-bearing stratum shall:
A. plug at a horizon and in the manner provided by the rules of the state engineer; and
B. within ninety days from the date of the discovery, report in writing the depth, location and manner of plugging the water body or water-bearing stratum to the state engineer at the state capitol and to the director of the bureau of geology and mineral resources at Socorro, New Mexico.
1953 Comp., § 63-2-3.3, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 108, § 1; 1967, ch. 128, § 1; 2001, ch. 246, § 9.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18572/index.do#!b/69-3-6Fetched: 10/20/2026