(1) In this Chapter, a
"mine"—
(a) is a
place that is—
(i)
a workplace at which mining operations are carried out;
or
(ii)
a tourist mine; and
(b)
includes any fixtures, fittings, plant or structures at the place that are
used or were formerly used for mining operations.
(2) In this Chapter, a
"tourist mine" means a workplace—
(a) used
only for tourism purposes but at which mining operations were formerly carried
out; and
(b) at
which there is a principal mining hazard that was present at the workplace
when the mining operations were carried out.
(3) In this Chapter,
an "underground mine" means that part of a mine that is beneath the surface of
the earth and includes plant and structures that extend continuously from the
surface into that part of the mine.
(4) In this
Chapter, "underground mine" does not include a part of a mine in which
highwall mining is being carried out.
(5) In
subregulation (4), "highwall mining" means the underground extraction of
coal carried out—
(a) by
remotely controlled plant that drives the extraction from a place in an open
cut mine; and
(b)
without requiring any person to be present at any part of the extraction.