No permit may be issued for a mining operation proposed on unsuitable land. Land is unsuitable if the following conditions cannot be satisfactorily mitigated: (1) Reclamation of the affected land pursuant to the requirements of this chapter is not physically or economically feasible; (2) Substantial disposition of sediment in stream or lake beds, landslides, or water pollution cannot feasibly be prevented; (3) The land to be affected by a proposed mining operation includes land that is special, exceptional, critical, or unique as defined in § 45-6B-33.3 and satisfactory mitigation is not possible; (4) The proposed mining operation will result in the loss or reduction of long - range productivity of aquifer, public and domestic water wells, watershed lands, aquifer recharge areas, or significant agricultural areas; (5) The biological productivity of the land is such that the loss would jeopardize threatened or endangered species of wildlife indigenous to the area; or (6) The board finds that any probable adverse socioeconomic impacts of the proposed mining operation outweigh the probable beneficial impacts of the operation.
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