Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6125 - MINERAL RESOURCES
PERMITS AND LEASES FOR METALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT IRON ORES AND TACONITE ORES
Part 6125.0400 - LEASES

Universal Citation: MN Rules 6125.0400
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

The commissioner, with the approval of the state Executive Council, may issue leases to explore for, mine, and remove metallic minerals on lands where an interest in the minerals is owned by the state, including trust fund lands, land forfeited for nonpayment of taxes and held in trust by the state, lands where severed mineral interests have forfeited under Minnesota Statutes, section 93.55, lands where severed mineral interests have been otherwise acquired, lands where severed mineral interests may be leased by the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, section 93.55, subdivisions 1a and 3, the beds of public waters, and lands otherwise acquired that have been designated by the commissioner as mining units. Each lease shall cover one mining unit. No lease shall be issued for a term longer than 50 years.

Statutory Authority: MS s 93.08 to 93.12; 93.25

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