California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2732

Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.

“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.

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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 2732 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prc/division-2-geology-mines-and-mining/chapter-9-surface-mining-and-reclamation-act-of-1975/article-2-definitions/section-2732

Other sections in Article 2 - Definitions

§ 2725§ 2726§ 2727§ 2727.1§ 2728§ 2729§ 2730§ 2731§ 2732§ 2732.5§ 2733§ 2734§ 2735§ 2736

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