225 ILCS 720/1.06: Scope of the Act.

This Act shall apply to all mining operations, except:

(a) the private non-commercial extraction of coal by a landowner or lessee where 250 tons or less of coal are removed in any 12 consecutive months;

(b) the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of other minerals where the coal does not exceed 16 2/3% of the total mineral tonnage mined;

(c) coal exploration on federal lands;

(d) the extraction of coal on federal lands except to the extent provided under a cooperative agreement with the United States in accordance with Section 9.03; and

(e) the extraction of coal as an incidental part of a federal, State, or local government-financed highway or other construction under rules adopted by the Department.