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 3698 - Fees Calculation

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 3698

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Annual reporting fees cited in sections 3698 and 3699 shall be adjusted for the cost of living as measured by the California Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, calendar year averages, using the percentage change in the previous year and annually thereafter.

(a) The annual reporting fee for a multiple site mining operation shall be four thousand dollars ($4,000).

(b) The annual reporting fee for mining operations which are no longer in operation with no intent to resume, which had no mineral production in the reporting calendar year, and

(1) which did not complete reclamation during the reporting calendar year shall be $100; or

(2) which completed reclamation during the reporting calendar year shall be $100. Proof of completion of reclamation, approved by the lead agency, shall be submitted with this fee.

(c) Except as otherwise provided, the annual reporting fee for mining operations shall be calculated on the total primary mineral commodity produced in the reporting calendar year. A factor to determine the amount of fee adjustments from one reporting calendar year to the next shall be calculated according to the following formula:

[((ATRY) - (ATPY))/(ATPY)] = Factor

Where: Adjusted Total (AT) equals the Amount Requested by the Director of the Department of Conservation, less a projected amount from fees set in CCR § 3698(a)(b)(d)(e) and CCR § 3699, and less a projected amount from mine operations subject to the maximum fee amount in Public Resources Code Section 2207;

Where: ATRY is the Adjusted Total for the current "Reporting Year"

Where: ATPY is the Adjusted Total for the "Prior Year"

The new Fee Amount for each category is determined by the following formula (calculated amounts cannot be less than $100 or more than the maximum fee in Public Resources Code Section 2207, and may be rounded to the nearest $1 (one dollar)):

Formula: Current Year Reporting Fee = Prior Year Reporting

Fee times (1 + Factor)

(1) Mining operations where the primary mineral commodity produced is either aggregate products or industrial minerals shall be assessed an annual reporting fee as follows:

Tons Fee in Dollars
0 - 100 Formula (not less than $100)
>100 - 1,000 Formula
>1,000 - 10,000 Formula
>10,000 - 50,000 Formula
>50,000 - 100,000 Formula
>100,000 Maximum fee per Public Resources
Code Section 2207

(2) Mining operations where the primary mineral commodity produced is gold, silver, or precious metals shall be assessed an annual reporting fee as follows:

Ounces Fee in Dollars
0 - 1 Formula (not less than $100)
>1 - 10 Formula
>10 - 50 Formula
>50 - 150 Formula
>150 - 300 Formula
>300 Maximum fee per Public Resources
Code Section 2207

(3) Mining operations where the primary mineral commodity produced is base metals or other metals shall be assessed an annual reporting fee as follows:

Pounds Fee in Dollars
0 - 10 Formula (not less than $100)
>10 - 100 Formula
>100 - 1,000 Formula
>1,000 - 10,000 Formula
>10,000 - 20,000 Formula
>20,000 Maximum fee per Public Resources
Code Section 2207

(d) The initial reporting fee for mining operations shall be five hundred dollars ($500).

(e) The annual reporting fee for newly permitted mining operations which have not yet begun operations and disturbed the land shall be one hundred dollars ($100).

(f) In addition to the annual reporting fees, the board shall collect five dollars ($5) per ounce of gold and ten cents ($0.10) per ounce of silver based on the amount of product mined within the state during the reporting year.

Note: Authority cited: Section 2207, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 2207, Public Resources Code.

Note: Authority cited: Section 2207, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 2207, Public Resources Code.

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