020-9 Wyo. Code R. § 9-1
(a) Small mine operations are defined pursuant to W.S. § 35-11-401(j) as surface mining operations that remove no more than thirty-five thousand (35,000) cubic yards of overburden, excluding topsoil, and disturb no more than ten (10) acres of land in any one year, excluding roads used to access the mining operation.
(b) This Chapter sets out the information required for small mine permit applications. The requirements of Chapter 2, Regular Mine Permit Applications, shall not apply to small mine operations. The requirements of Chapter 3, Environmental Protection Performance Standards, shall apply to small mine operations, except as specifically noted herein.
(c) The Administrator shall not accept or approve small mine permit applications for coal mines, uranium mines, underground mines or in-situ mines.
(d) Prior to the commencement of a small surface mining operation an application shall be submitted to the Administrator in duplicate on forms supplied by the Division. Each application shall contain the information as set out in this Chapter and in a format as required by the Administrator.
020-9 Wyo. Code R. § 9-1