Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-5-1801
Unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Commissioner" means the State Land Commissioner.
2. "Contiguous" means adjoining and having at least part of one side in common.
3. "Department" means the State Land Department.
4. "Geochemical surveys" means surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of principles and techniques of the science of chemistry as they relate to the search for and the discovery of mineral deposits.
5. "Geological surveys" means surveys on the ground for mineral deposits by the proper application of the principles and techniques of the science of geology as they relate to the search for and discovery of mineral deposits.
6. "Geophysical surveys" means surveys on the ground for mineral deposits through the employment of generally recognized equipment and methods for measuring physical differences between rock types or discontinuities in geological formations.
7. "Lessee" means the holder of any lease issued pursuant to the provisions of these rules and regulations and includes the holder of an approved assignment of such lease.
8. "Mineral" means all natural inorganic substances that may be extracted from the earth, and includes mineral compounds and mineral aggregates, natural building stone, saline deposits, and such organic substances as coal and guano, but does not include petroleum and related hydrocarbon gases or other natural gases.
9. "Mining" means extracting mineral from the earth, but shall not include any activity carried on after the mineral has been detached from the earth and has reached the natural or original surface of the earth.
10. "Qualified expert" means an individual qualified by education or experience to conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical surveys, as the case may be.
11. "Shipping" means the transportation of extracted mineral, after mining, to the place of processing or sale.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-5-1801