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30 CFR §57.22241

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  1. (a)Boreholes shall be drilled at least 25 feet in advance of a face whenever the work place is within—
    1. (1)50 feet of a surveyed abandoned mine or abandoned workings which cannot be inspected; or
    2. (2)200 feet of an unsurveyed abandoned mine or abandoned workings which cannot be inspected.
  2. (b)Boreholes shall be drilled in such a manner to insure that the advancing face will not accidently break into an abandoned mine or abandoned working.