California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 8 - Mining and Geology
Subchapter 1 - State Mining and Geology Board
Article 8 - Fees Schedule
Section 3695 - Definitions
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
The following definitions shall govern the interpretation of these regulations:
"Produced Minerals" means minerals extracted at the site of the mining operation, and either:
(a) sold, given or otherwise moved off the site of the operation, as defined in the approved reclamation plan, or;
(b) used on-site for production of completed products (e.g. cement, bricks, asphaltic concrete, etc.), Stockpiles of mineral products that remain on the site, as defined in the lead agency approved reclamation plan, are not produced minerals for purposes of these regulations.
"Primary Mineral Commodity Produced" means the produced mineral that provides the highest dollar values sales for the operation.
"Board" means State Mining and Geology Board.
As used in Section 3697 and 3699"Mining Company" means any entity, corporation, partnership, parent or holding company. Any subsidiaries of the above are deemed to be part of the mining company.
As used in section 3699, "Gross Income" means all income from whatever source derived as defined by, and determined in accordance with, Section 61 of the Internal Revenue Code, Title 26, U.S.C.S.
"Aggregate Products" means decomposed granite, sand and gravel, slag, or stone.
"Industrial Minerals" means borates, cinders, clay, diatomite, dolomite, gypsum, iron ore, lime, limestone, perlite, pumice, rare earth elements, saline compounds, salt, shale, silica, specialty sand, abrasives, asbestos, barite, bituminous rock, decorative rock, dimension stone, feldspar, fluorite, gemstones, graphite, kyanite, lignite, lithium, magnesite, mica, olivine, peat, phosphate, potash, pyrophyllite, quartz crystal, sea shells, sericite, sulfur, talc, vermiculite, wollastonite, zeolites, and zircon.
"Gold, Silver, and Precious Metals" means gold (lode), gold (placer), platinum group metals, and silver.
"Base Metals and Other Metals" means antimony, arsenic, chromite, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, pyrite, tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vanadium, and zinc.
1. Renumbering of former section 3695 to section 3696, and new section filed 4-22-92 as an emergency; operative 5-1-92 (Register 92, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 9-18-92 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-22-92 order transmitted to OAL 8-28-92 and filed 10-13-92 (Register 92, No. 42).
3. Amendment adding Gross income filed 4-30-93 as an emergency; operative 4-30-93 (Register 93, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 8-30-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-30-93 order transmitted to OAL 8-10-93 and filed 9-22-93 (Register 93, No. 39).
5. New definitions "Board" and "Mining Company" and amendment of NOTE filed 4-28-94 as an emergency; operative 5-1-94 (Register 94, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-29-94 order transmitted to OAL 8-26-94 and filed 10-6-94 (Register 94, No. 40).
7. Amendment filed 4-20-95 as an emergency; operative 5-1-95 (Register 95, No. 16). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2207(d)(1)-(2), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 2207(d)(1)-(2) and 2207(f), Public Resources Code.
