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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 390<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364038,"identifier":"45.2-1122","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1122","url":"\/45.2-1122\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1122\/","token":"45.2\/III\/A\/11\/3\/45.2-1122","dublin_core":{"Title":" General mineral miner certification","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1122","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every person beginning work in a mineral mine subsequent to January 1, 1997, shall hold a general mineral miner certificate issued by the Board of Mineral Mining Examiners or the Department<\/span>. Any person who has worked in a mineral mine in the Commonwealth prior to that date may, but shall not be required to, hold a general mineral miner certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each applicant for a general mineral miner certificate shall prove to the Department<\/span> that he has knowledge of first aid practices and has a general working knowledge of the provisions of the Act and applicable regulations pertaining to mineral mining health and safety. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n GENERAL MINERAL MINER CERTIFICATION (\u00a7 45.2-1122)\n\nA. Every person beginning work in a mineral mine subsequent to January 1, 1997,\nshall hold a general mineral miner certificate issued by the Board of Mineral\nMining Examiners or the Department. Any person who has worked in a mineral mine\nin the Commonwealth prior to that date may, but shall not be required to, hold a\ngeneral mineral miner certificate.\n\nB. Each applicant for a general mineral miner certificate shall prove to the\nDepartment that he has knowledge of first aid practices and has a general\nworking knowledge of the provisions of the Act and applicable regulations\npertaining to mineral mining health and safety.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 390, \u00a7 45.1-161.292:28; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2021, Sp. Sess.\nI, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}