sec.109What is an initial mining area or IMA

### sec.109 What is an initial mining area or IMA An initial mining area , or IMA , is an area in an overlapping area, identified by an ML (coal) holder, for which the ML (coal) holder requires sole occupancy to carry out authorised activities for the ML (coal). The total area that may be identified as an IMA is the minimum area that is reasonably considered to be required for 10 years of safe mining. An IMA may be a single area, or a number of separate areas, each of which is an IMA. s 109 amd 2016 No. 30 s 15 (sec.109-ssec.1) An initial mining area , or IMA , is an area in an overlapping area, identified by an ML (coal) holder, for which the ML (coal) holder requires sole occupancy to carry out authorised activities for the ML (coal). (sec.109-ssec.2) The total area that may be identified as an IMA is the minimum area that is reasonably considered to be required for 10 years of safe mining. (sec.109-ssec.3) An IMA may be a single area, or a number of separate areas, each of which is an IMA.