Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 20 - Lands, Department of
Rule 20.03.05 - RIVERBED MINERAL LEASING IN IDAHO
Section 20.03.05.010 - DEFINITIONS
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Available State Lands. All lands between the ordinary high water marks of a navigable river which have not been located, leased, or withdrawn. (3-18-22)
02. Board. The State Board of Land Commissioners or its authorized representative. (3-18-22)
03. Casual Exploration. Entry and/or exploration which does not appreciably disturb or damage the land or resources thereon. Casual exploration includes, but is not limited to, geochemical and/or geophysical exploration techniques, sampling with hand tools, and entry using wheeled vehicles for transportation to conduct such exploration. Exploration using suction dredges having an intake diameter of two inches (2") or less are considered casual exploration when operated in a perennial stream and authorized under the stream protection act, Title 42, Chapter 38, Idaho Code. Refer to Section 015 for further clarification regarding casual exploration and recreational mining. (3-18-22)
04. Commercial. The type of operation that engages in the removal of construction materials or uses suction dredges with an intake diameter larger than five inches (5") or attendant power sources rated at greater than fifteen (15) horsepower and/or other motorized equipment. (3-18-22)
05. Construction Materials. Sand, gravel, cobble, boulders, and other similar materials. (3-18-22)
06. Director. The Director of the Idaho Department of Lands or his authorized representative. (3-18-22)
07. Motorized Exploration. Exploration that may appreciably disturb or damage the land or resources thereon. Motorized exploration includes, but is not limited to, drilling, trenching, dredging, or other techniques that employ the use of earth moving or other motorized equipment, seismic operations using explosives, and sampling with suction dredges having an intake diameter greater than two inches (2") when operated in a perennial stream. When operated in an intermittent stream, suction dredges are considered motorized exploration regardless of the intake size. (3-18-22)
08. Natural or Ordinary High Water Mark. The line that the water impresses upon the soil by covering it for sufficient periods to deprive the soil of its vegetation and destroy its value for agricultural purposes. (3-18-22)
09. Person. (3-18-22)
10. Recreational Mining. Mining with a suction dredge having an intake diameter of five inches (5") or less, and attendant power sources, rated at fifteen (15) horsepower or less, pans, rockers, hand tools, hand operated sluices and other similar equipment. (3-18-22)
11. River Mile. Five thousand two hundred eighty (5,280) feet of contiguous riverbed as measured along the approximate center of the river. (3-18-22)
12. Navigable River. A natural water course of perceptible extent, with definite bed and banks, which confine and conducts continuously flowing water, and the bed of which is owned by the state of Idaho in trust. (3-18-22)
13. Submerged Lands. All state-owned beds of navigable lakes, rivers, and streams between the natural or ordinary high water marks. (3-18-22)
