To be eligible for the services or benefits provided by the board, an individual must be a current resident of the state of Wyoming. While a resident of Wyoming must have ten (10) total years of service at a mine site in Wyoming or a contiguous state OR have been injured while at work in a mine in Wyoming or a contiguous state and be unable to continue working as a miner due to that injury.

Proof of meeting this criterion is absolutely essential. "Mining” includes coal, trona, bentonite, uranium, sand & gravel, gypsum and other stone mining.