30 CFR § 75.1319 - Weight of explosives permitted in boreholes in bituminous and lignite mines.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s75.1319"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 75.1319 - Weight of explosives permitted in boreholes in bituminous and lignite mines."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "75.1319"
section_name: "Weight of explosives permitted in boreholes in bituminous and lignite mines."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "75"
part_name: "MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND COAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 17890, Nov. 20, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "75"
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# 75.1319 Weight of explosives permitted in boreholes in bituminous and lignite mines.

(a) The total weight of explosives loaded in any borehole in bituminous and lignite mines shall not exceed 3 pounds except when blasting solid rock in its natural deposit.

(b) The total weight of explosives loaded in a borehole less than 6 feet deep in bituminous and lignite mines shall be reduced by 
1/2 pound for each foot of borehole less than 6 feet.