Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-5-1905

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section R12-5-1905 - Conversion of Permitted Acreage to Mineral Lease

Application for lease.

1. Following discovery of a valuable mineral deposit upon the state land covered by a mineral exploration permit with a rectangular subdivision of 20 acres, more or less, or lot of the public land survey, the permittee may apply to the Commissioner for a mineral lease upon state land so contained.

a. For the purpose of the application and any mineral lease issued pursuant to such application, such rectangular subdivision or lot shall constitute a mineral claim without extra-lateral rights and shall be deemed to have been located as of the date of filing the application for mineral lease.

2. The application for mineral lease shall be on a form provided by the Commissioner and shall be accompanied by:

a. Lease application fee of $25.00 per lease.

b. Advance annual rental of $15.00 per claim.

c. A plat, to scale, accurately showing location of the claim properly tied in to known U.S. Public Survey corner monuments to properly identify the land claimed.

d. A reasonably accurate drawing showing the proposed route of ingress and egress over other state land concerned.

e. Evidence, in a form acceptable to the Commissioner, constituting the applicant's proof of a valuable mineral deposit within the bounds of the claim. Final determination as to such proof shall be made by the Commissioner from the evidence submitted or by any other means at his disposal.

3. Ordinarily, both the application to lease, and the lease, shall be on the basis of one application per claim and one lease per claim. However,

a. The Commissioner may permit the acceptance of applications embracing more than one claim provided the claims are contiguous and further provided, that prior arrangement for such consolidation has been made and approval had; and

b. The Commissioner may permit or cause consolidation of claims for lease purposes to the extent consistent with required Departmental administrative procedures. Any consolidation thus effected shall not alter the provisions of susbsection (2) above.

4. From and after the date of issuance of a mineral lease, the mineral claim or claims covered by such mineral lease shall be deemed to be excluded from the prospecting permit.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-5-1905

Original rule, Art. VI-A, Subchapter B, Ch. II (Supp. 76-4). Emergency amendment filed September 26, 1990, adopted effective September 27, 1990, pursuant to A.R.S. 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 90-3). Emergency expired. Section R12-5-1905 renumbered from Section R12-5-735 (Supp. 93-3).