Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 2. GEOLOGY, MINES AND MINING [2001 - 2815]
( Heading of Division 2 amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1143. ) CHAPTER 9. Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 [2710 - 2796.5]
( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131. ) ARTICLE 2. Definitions [2725 - 2736]
( Article 2 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131. ) 2732.
“Overburden” means soil, rock, or other materials that lie above a natural mineral deposit or in between mineral deposits, before or after their removal by surface mining operations.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.)