Section 22-1050. Definitions

For  the  purposes  of this article the following terms shall have the
  following meanings:
    1. "Mining" means the extraction  or  removal  of  minerals  from  the
  ground  or  the  breaking  of the surface soil in order to facilitate or
  accomplish the extraction or removal of such minerals for commercial  or
  industrial  use;  but  shall  not  include  excavation  or  grading when
  conducted solely in aid of on-site farming or construction.
    2.  "Person"  means  any  natural  person,  corporation,  association,
  partnership,   receiver,  trustee,  executor,  administrator,  guardian,
  fiduciary  or  other  representative  of  any  kind,  and  includes  any
  department,  agency  or  instrumentality  of  the  state  or  any of its
  governmental subdivisions.