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Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Oklahoma Department of Mines (ODM) Website and reviewing our Privacy Policy. ODM collects no personal information, such as personal names or addresses, when you visit the ODM Website. We do collect personal information when you voluntarily give us the information through submitting an application, complaint, inquiry, or by other means that you initiate.

In accordance with 74 O.S. Section 3106.4, when the Department receives such information from you, we will store the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in hard copy and/or electronic means. The PII may include, but is not limited to the following: names, social security numbers, state or government-issued driver's license numbers, alien registration numbers, employer or taxpayer identification numbers, or any other information that is linked or linkable to an individual. This information is only shared with other administrative or regulatory governmental agencies and/or entities providing services to the Department and only if authorized by Oklahoma law.


Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

RecordsPIIWith Whom SharedWhere Stored
Mining Permits Company name and/or names of individual(s),  telephone number(s), physical address or mailing address, e-mail address, company tax identification number (TIN/EIN) or social security number (SSN).

The SSN is redacted from the permit files and kept secure for tax compliant purposes only.*
Agency staff

Permit application is posted on agency website during permitting process.

Issued permits available to public through open records requests.
Agency files

Network drives

Agency website
Tax Compliance* Individual’s name, telephone number(s), physical address or mailing address, and social security number. Oklahoma Tax Commission Network drives
Inspection Reports, Notices of Violation, and Cessation Orders Company name and/or individual’s name, telephone number(s), physical address or mailing address, e-mail address, certification numbers of supervisor(s) and blaster(s) Agency staff Agency files

Network drives
Non-Fatal Accident Reports Company name, telephone number(s), physical address or mailing address, e-mail address, individual’s name and age  Agency staff

Public through open records requests unless confidential
Agency files

Network drives
Non-Mining Blasting Permits
– Blasting Plans
– Inspection Reports, Pictures, Videos, and Shot Records
– Notices of Violations and Assessments
Company name and/or names of individual(s), telephone number, physical address or mailing address, e-mail address, certification numbers of blaster(s)   Permit application is posted on agency website. A copy is posted outside agency entrance and is available, for viewing, upon request.

Agency staff
Agency files

Network drives

Agency website
Non-Mining Blasting Permit Exemptions
– Inspection Reports
– Notices of Violations and Assessments
Company name and/or names of individual(s), telephone number, physical address or mailing address, e-mail address

Individual’s name-based Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Report (for certain permit exemption categories) requires an SSN. Upon receipt, the SSN is redacted from the OSBI report prior to processing and not stored by the agency.
Agency staff Agency files

Network drives
Complaints Individual’s name, telephone number(s), physical address or mailing address, e-mail address Agency staff

Public through open records requests unless confidential
Agency files

Network drives
Protest Letters or Legal Filings Regarding Permitting Company name, Individual’s name, telephone number(s)**, physical address or mailing address, e-mail address Conference officers or hearing examiners, as applicable, and parties to respective legal proceedings administrated by ODM

Agency staff

**Telephone numbers are shared only with Agency staff
Agency files

Network drives
Bonding Instrument:
Check / Money Order
Company name and/or names of individual(s), telephone number, physical or mailing address, banking address, bank account number, bank routing number, signature Agency staff Agency files

Network drives

Vault (copy)
Bonding Instrument:
Certificate of Deposit and Assignment of Certificate of Deposit
Company name and/or names of individual(s), telephone number, physical or mailing address, banking address, SSN or TIN/EIN, account number or identifier Agency staff

Originating Financial Institution
Agency files

Network drives

State Treasurer’s Office (original)

Vault (copy)
Bonding Instrument:
Letter of Credit
Company name and/or names of individual(s), telephone number, physical or mailing address, banking address, SSN or TIN/EIN, account number or identifier Agency staff

Originating Financial Institution
Agency files

Network drives

Vault (copy)
Bonding Instrument:
Letter of Surety
Company name and/or names of individual(s), telephone number, physical or mailing address, account identifier Agency staff

Originating Financial Institution
Agency files

Network drives

Vault (copy)
Collateral Bond Agreement Company name and/or names of individual(s), telephone number, physical or mailing address, signature Agency staff Agency files

Network drives

Vault (copy)
Receipts for checks, money orders, and cash Company name and/or names of individual(s) Agency staff Agency files
Production Reports and Correspondence Company name and/or names of individual(s), mailing address Agency staff

Public through open records requests unless confidential
Agency files
Accounts Payable Invoices Company name, mailing address, tax ID#s of vendors and employees OMES Agency files in restricted access area
Comdata Cards: Employee names, employee ID numbers, and pin numbers

Information regarding cards issued to employees using agency vehicles to perform the duties of their jobs.
Individual Employees, Agency Chief Financial Officer, and OMES Fleet Division if reserving an OMES Fleet Vehicle Agency files in restricted access area

Network drives
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
– Pikepasses assigned to agency vehicles and used by employees of the agency
Employee names; vehicle inventory numbers, and Pikepass numbers assigned to each agency vehicle on vehicle inventory and driven by each employee using an agency vehicle to do their job. Agency staff

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority – Pikepass
Agency files in restricted access area

Network drives
Deposits receipts/check register Company name, individual’s names, and check numbers Agency Financial Services staff Agency files in restricted access area
Mining Commission Public Information Individual’s name, position, state e-mail address, state phone number Public Agency website
Mining Commission Personal Information Individual’s name, physical or mailing address, phone number(s), e-mail address, spouse’s name Agency Administration and Commission Network drives
Visitor’s Log Book Individual’s name, company name Agency staff Agency files
Mail Log Company name and/or names of individual(s) Agency staff Network drives
Last Modified on Aug 21, 2023
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