New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 2 - STATE TRUST LANDS PART 24 CULTURAL PROPERTIES PROTECTION
Part 2 - LEASING FOR GENERAL MINING
Section 19.2.2.25 - OBTAINING PERMIT FROM THE PERMITTING AGENCY

A. The lessee shall apply for a permit from the permitting agency in accordance with the New Mexico Mining Act or comparable law, whichever applies. The lessee shall submit copies of its permit application and all supporting documents to the commissioner at the same time that it submits these materials to the permitting agency. The lessee shall also promptly submit copies to the commissioner of all correspondence, reports and other documents regarding the lessee's permit application.

B. The lessee's permit application and supporting documents shall fully disclose the intended mining activity to the permitting agency and the commissioner. The commissioner will review the lessee's application and supporting documents and participate in the permitting process.

C. If the permitting agency requires the land management agency or landowner to approve a proposed permit prior to issuance, the commissioner may withhold such approval if the commissioner determines that a proposed mining activity is not in the best interest of the trust. At the written request of the commissioner, the lessee shall withdraw any such proposed mining activities from its permit application.