Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
Application for lease.
1. Following discovery of a valuable mineral
deposit upon the state land covered by a mineral exploration permit with a
rectangular subdivision of 20 acres, more or less, or lot of the public land
survey, the permittee may apply to the Commissioner for a mineral lease upon
state land so contained.
a. For the purpose of
the application and any mineral lease issued pursuant to such application, such
rectangular subdivision or lot shall constitute a mineral claim without
extra-lateral rights and shall be deemed to have been located as of the date of
filing the application for mineral lease.
2. The application for mineral lease shall be
on a form provided by the Commissioner and shall be accompanied by:
a. Lease application fee of $25.00 per
lease.
b. Advance annual rental of
$15.00 per claim.
c. A plat, to
scale, accurately showing location of the claim properly tied in to known U.S.
Public Survey corner monuments to properly identify the land claimed.
d. A reasonably accurate drawing showing the
proposed route of ingress and egress over other state land concerned.
e. Evidence, in a form acceptable to the
Commissioner, constituting the applicant's proof of a valuable mineral deposit
within the bounds of the claim. Final determination as to such proof shall be
made by the Commissioner from the evidence submitted or by any other means at
his disposal.
3.
Ordinarily, both the application to lease, and the lease, shall be on the basis
of one application per claim and one lease per claim. However,
a. The Commissioner may permit the acceptance
of applications embracing more than one claim provided the claims are
contiguous and further provided, that prior arrangement for such consolidation
has been made and approval had; and
b. The Commissioner may permit or cause
consolidation of claims for lease purposes to the extent consistent with
required Departmental administrative procedures. Any consolidation thus
effected shall not alter the provisions of susbsection (2) above.
4. From and after the date of
issuance of a mineral lease, the mineral claim or claims covered by such
mineral lease shall be deemed to be excluded from the prospecting
permit.
