Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0864 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0864
Property rights, leases and contracts regarded as modified to conform to provisions of chapter and plan of unitization
Status: in_force

Property rights, leases, contracts and all other rights and obligations must be regarded as amended and modified to the extent necessary to conform to the provisions and requirements of this chapter and to any valid and applicable plan of unitization or order of the Division made and adopted pursuant to this chapter, but otherwise to remain in effect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.120 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.120
Assayers to identify bullion or amalgam; penalty for refusal or neglect to comply
Status: in_force

1. Every person or firm engaged in the business of assaying within this state shall be required to place a written description, pasted on or stamped upon every bar of bullion or amalgam melted, retorted, assayed or refined by such person or firm, containing the name of the person or company by whom such bullion or amalgam was deposited with or sold to such person or firm.

2. Every person or firm engaged in the business of assaying within this state who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.230 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.230
Affidavit of work performed or improvements made; affidavit of owner or claimant; evidentiary effect of affidavits
Status: in_force

1. On or before November 1 of the year for which labor is performed or improvements are made as required by law for a mining claim annually, the person in whose behalf the labor was performed or improvements made, or someone in the person’s behalf, shall make and have recorded by the county recorder, in books kept for that purpose in the county in which the mining claim is situated, an affidavit setting forth: (a) The amount of money expended, or value of labor or improvements made, or both. (b) The character of expenditures or labor or improvements. (c) A description of the claim or part of the claim affected by the expenditures or labor or improvements. (d) The year for which the expenditures or labor or improvements were made and the dates on which they were made. (e) The name of the owner or claimant of the claim at whose expense the improvements or labor was made or performed. (f) The names of the persons, corporations, contractors or subcontractors who performed the work or made the improvements.

2. An affidavit made and recorded pursuant to subsection 1 or a copy thereof, certified by the county recorder, is prima facie evidence of the performance of the labor or the making of the improvements, or both.

3. On or before November 1 of each year that the performance of labor or the making of improvements is not required by law for a mining claim, the owner or claimant of the mining claim who intends to hold the claim, or someone in the owner or claimant’s behalf, shall make and have recorded by the county recorder, in books kept for that purpose in the county in which the mining claim is situated, an affidavit setting forth: (a) The name and address of the owner or claimant of the mining claim. (b) The name of the mining claim, and the serial number, if any, assigned to the claim by the United States Bureau of Land Management. (c) The date that the affidavit was made. (d) A statement that the owner or claimant of the mining claim intends to hold the claim.

4. An affidavit made and recorded pursuant to subsection 3 or a copy thereof, certified by the county recorder, is prima facie evidence that the owner or claimant of the mining claim intended to hold the claim from 12 p.m. on September 1 of the year before the affidavit was made and recorded, until 11:59 a.m. on September 1 of the year that the affidavit was made and recorded.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.060 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.060
Duties
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission shall provide oversight of compliance with Nevada law relating to the activities of each state agency, board, bureau, commission, department or division with respect to the taxation, operation, safety and environmental regulation of mines and mining in this State, including, without limitation, the activities of:

1. The Nevada Tax Commission and the Department of Taxation in the taxation of the net proceeds of minerals pursuant to chapter 362 of NRS and Section 5 of Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution .

2. The Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry in administering the provisions of chapter 512 of NRS concerning the safe and healthful working conditions at mines.

3. The Commission on Mineral Resources and the Division of Minerals of the Commission in the administration of the provisions of chapters 513 and 522 of NRS concerning the conduct of mining operations and operations for the production of oil, gas and geothermal energy in the State.

4. The Bureau of Mines and Geology of the State of Nevada in the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education in its administration of the provisions of chapter 514 of NRS .

5. The Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in its administration of the provisions of chapter 519A of NRS concerning the reclamation of mined land, areas of exploration and former areas of mining or exploration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.030 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.030
Notice of intention to institute action; joinder of defendants; judgment and costs
Status: in_force

1. In all cases the defendant, prior to the institution of suit under the provisions of NRS 520.010 to 520.070 , inclusive, shall be entitled to 3 weeks' notice of the intention of such corporation or association to institute such suit, which notice may be either served personally or by publication in some newspaper published in the county within which such mining claim is located. If no newspaper is published in the county, then publication shall be made in a newspaper published in the nearest adjoining county.

2. Any number of such joint tenants, tenants in common or coparceners may be joined as parties defendant in any suit instituted under the provisions of NRS 520.010 to 520.070 , inclusive, but each defendant shall be entitled to plead separately. When the cause shall be tried by jury, as many of the separate issues of fact as may be agreed upon by the parties may be determined by the same jury.

3. Judgment shall be rendered for or against each defendant separately, and the costs of suit may be apportioned among the several parties defendant, against whom judgment may be rendered, in such manner as to the court may appear just and equitable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.010 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.010
Waste of oil and gas prohibited
Status: in_force

The waste of oil and gas is prohibited in the State of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.035 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.035
Duties of Director
Status: in_force

The Director of the Bureau of Mines and Geology shall attend each regular meeting of the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040 and each special meeting if requested by the Chair of the Commission and:

1. Report to the Commission on the activities of the Bureau of Mines and Geology undertaken by the Bureau since its previous report, including, without limitation, the current condition of mining and of exploration for and production of oil and gas in the State; and

2. Provide any technical information required by the Commission during the course of the meeting.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.160 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.160
Records and reports of operators; compilation and publication of reported information by Administrator; notification to Administrator of opening or closing of mine operations
Status: in_force

1. Operators shall maintain records and reports and shall submit, at least annually and at such other times as the Administrator deems necessary, and in the form the Administrator prescribes, reports of production, employment, mine activity and status, accidents, bodily injuries, loss of life, occupational illnesses and related data.

2. The Administrator shall compile, keep and analyze and may publish, either in summary or detailed form, the information obtained pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1.

3. Operators shall notify the Administrator before opening and upon closing mine operations. The notice must include the name and location of the mine, the name and address of the operator, the name of the person in charge of the operation, a statement of whether the operation will be continuous or intermittent, and upon closing, a statement of whether the closing is temporary or permanent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.080 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.080
Unlawful acts
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for the Director or any attache of the Bureau of Mines and Geology:

1. To receive a commission or to act as agent or broker of or for any purchaser, owner, or his, her or their agents, of a mining property.

2. To act in any other than a wholly impartial way while so employed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.030 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.030
“Commission” defined
Status: in_force

“ Commission ” means the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.040 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.040
Creation; membership; terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission consisting of seven members appointed as follows: (a) Two members appointed by the Governor; (b) Two members appointed by the Governor from a list of persons recommended by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (c) Two members appointed by the Governor from a list of persons recommended by the Speaker of the Assembly; and (d) One member appointed by the Governor from a list of persons recommended by the Minority Leader of the Senate or the Minority Leader of the Assembly. The Minority Leader of the Senate shall recommend persons for appointment for the initial term, the Minority Leader of the Assembly shall recommend persons for appointment for the next succeeding term, and thereafter, the authority to recommend persons for appointment must alternate each biennium between the Houses of the Legislature.

2. The Governor, Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate and Minority Leader of the Assembly shall confer before the Governor makes an appointment to ensure that not more than two of the members have a direct or indirect financial interest in the mining industry or are related by blood or marriage to a person who has such an interest.

3. Each member of the Commission serves for a term of 2 years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. A member may be reappointed.

4. A vacancy on the Commission must be filled by the Governor in the same manner as the original appointment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.185 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.185
Fee for each document filed; disposition
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any recording fee, each filing pursuant to NRS 517.050 , 517.080 , 517.110 , 517.140 , 517.170 , 517.200 and 517.230 must be submitted with a filing fee in an amount established pursuant to subsection 2. The county recorder shall collect the filing fee and, on or before the fifth working day of each month, deposit with the county treasurer all such fees collected during the preceding month. The county treasurer shall quarterly pay the money collected to the Division. The Division shall deposit with the State Treasurer, for credit to the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS 513.103 , all money received pursuant to this section.

2. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall, by regulation, establish the filing fee required pursuant to subsection 1 in an amount not to exceed $6 per claim.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.220 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.220
Serious accidents: Notice to Administrator; duties of operator and other persons; investigation of cause
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a serious accident occurs in any mine in this state subject to the provisions of this chapter, the operator shall, immediately and by the quickest means, notify the Administrator or the Administrator’s deputy, as may be most convenient, of the accident, and shall take appropriate measures to preserve everything which might assist the Administrator in determining the cause or causes of the accident. Except as necessary to alleviate or eliminate any situation constituting an imminent danger or an unwarranted danger to property, a person shall not alter any condition which might assist the Administrator in determining the cause or causes of the accident.

2. The Administrator may investigate fully the cause of the accident as soon as practicable after receipt of notification.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.420 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.420
Execution of deed to convey title to petitioner; consideration and limitations; disposition of proceeds of sale
Status: in_force

1. At the expiration of 6 months, or sooner if the petitioner so desires, the county treasurer shall make and execute a deed conveying the title of the county to such mine or claim to the petitioner for the sum for which the property became the property of the county.

2. A deed shall not be executed for any less number of mines or claims than the number named in the 6 months' prospecting permit referred to in NRS 517.410 .

3. All money received from the sale of such patented mines or mining claims must be credited to the county's general fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.020 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.020
Qualifications of employees
Status: in_force

1. Any person employed by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must not: (a) Be an officer, director or employee, or have any personal or private interest in any operating mine, mill, smelter or ore reduction plant or the products thereof; (b) Hold, directly or indirectly, any financial interest in any company, partnership, organization or corporation or subsidiary of a corporation, which owns, operates or has a financial interest in any mines which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; or (c) Be an officer or employee of any labor organization.

2. A person appointed as the Assistant Administrator responsible for the inspection of mines must have at least 7 years of technical, operational or management experience in at least two of the following areas: (a) Mines; (b) Mills; (c) Beneficiation plants; or (d) Smelters, at least 3 years of which must be in underground mining.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.180 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.180
Sharing of profits and losses: Proportion
Status: in_force

A member of a mining partnership shares in the profits and losses thereof in the proportion which the interest or share the member owns in the mine bears to the whole partnership capital or whole number of shares.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0285 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0285
“Lessor” defined
Status: in_force

“Lessor” means the mineral owner who has executed a lease and who is entitled to the payment of a royalty on production.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.230 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.230
Provisions of plan for reclamation; inclusion of pit lake in plan; exceptions; immunity of protected person from liability
Status: in_force

1. A plan for reclamation must provide: (a) That reclamation activities, particularly those relating to the control of erosion, must be conducted simultaneously with the mining operation to the extent practicable, and otherwise must be initiated promptly upon the completion or abandonment of the mining operation in any area that will not be subject to further disturbance. Reclamation activities must be completed within the time set by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 . (b) For vegetative cover if appropriate to the future use of the land. (c) For the reclamation of all land disturbed by the exploration project or mining operation to a stability comparable to that of adjacent areas.

2. The operator may request the Division to grant an exception for open pits and rock faces which may not be feasible to reclaim. If an exception is granted, other than for a pit lake for which public access is provided in a plan for reclamation pursuant to subsection 3, the Division shall require the operator to take sufficient measures to ensure public safety.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, for a pit lake that will have a predicted filled surface area of more than 200 acres, a plan for reclamation must provide, in consultation with the operator and each landowner, including any federal land manager, and, if feasible, for at least one point of public nonmotorized access to the water level of the pit lake when the pit in which the pit lake is located reaches at least 90 percent of its predicted maximum capacity. This subsection: (a) Must not be construed to impede the ability of any landowner, including any federal land manager, of any premises on which a pit lake is located to determine the final and ultimate use of those premises; (b) Does not require any landowner, including any federal land manager, who is consulted pursuant to this subsection to agree to allow access to any pit lake; and (c) Does not alter any contract or agreement entered into before October 1, 2013, between an operator and a landowner, including any federal land manager.

4. A protected person with respect to any premises for which public access to a pit lake is provided in a plan for reclamation pursuant to subsection 3 owes no duty to keep the premises, including, without limitation, the access area and the pit lake and its surroundings, safe for entry or use by any other person for participation in any activity, or to give a warning of any hazardous condition, activity or use of the premises to any person entering the premises.

5. If a protected person gives permission to another person to access or engage in any activity with respect to any premises specified in subsection 4, the protected person does not thereby extend any assurance that the premises are safe for that activity or any other purpose or assume responsibility for or incur any liability for any injury to any person or property caused by any act of a person to whom the permission is granted. The provisions of this subsection do not confer any liability upon a protected person for any injury to any other person or property, whether actual or implied, or create a duty of care or ground of liability for any injury to any person or property.

6. Except in the case of an emergency, an operator shall not depart from an approved plan for reclamation without prior written approval from the Division.

7. Reclamation activities must be economically and technologically practicable in achieving a safe and stable condition suitable for the use of the land.

8. As used in this section: (a) “ Pit lake ” means a body of water that has resulted, after the completion of an exploration project or mining operation, from an open pit that has penetrated the water table of the area in which the pit is located. (b) “ Protected person ” means any past or present: (1) Owner of any estate or interest in any premises for which public access to a pit lake is provided in a plan for reclamation pursuant to subsection 3; (2) Operator of all or any part of the premises, including, without limitation, any entity that has conducted or is conducting a mining operation or any reclamation activity with respect to the premises; (3) Lessee or occupant of all or any part of the premises; or (4) Contractor, subcontractor, employee or agent of any such owner, operator, lessee or occupant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.220 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.220
Liability of purchaser of interest in mining ground
Status: in_force

A purchaser of an interest in the mining ground of a mining partnership takes it subject to the liens existing in favor of the partners for debts due all creditors thereof, or advances made for the benefit of the partnership, unless the purchaser purchased in good faith, for a valuable consideration, without notice of such lien.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.090 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.090
Compensation of witnesses
Status: in_force

1. Each witness who appears before the Commission by its order, except a state officer or employee, is entitled to receive for such attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in the courts of record of this State.

2. The fees and mileage must be audited and paid upon the presentation of proper claims sworn to by the witness and approved by the Chair of the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.070 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.070
Sales of interests in mining claims under execution on judgment absolute; rights of purchasers
Status: in_force

All sales of any interest in a mining claim under an execution issued on a judgment obtained in any suit instituted under the provisions of NRS 520.010 to 520.070 , inclusive, shall be absolute, and the purchaser shall be entitled to the immediate possession of the interest purchased at such sale.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.200 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.200
Workers may request inspection of mine; conditions
Status: in_force

1. Whenever any worker or a representative of the workers, if any, has reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of a health or safety regulation or standard exists, or an imminent danger exists, the worker or representative of the workers may obtain an inspection by giving notice to the Administrator of the violation or danger.

2. The notice must be in writing, signed by the worker or representative of the workers, and a copy must be provided to the operator no later than at the time of inspection, except that, upon the request of the person giving notice, the person’s name and the names of individual workers referred to therein must not appear in the copy.

3. Upon receipt of notification by the Administrator, an inspection in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may be made as soon as practicable to determine if a violation or imminent danger exists.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.200 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.200
Revised Statutes Title to mining ground worked
Status: in_force

The mining ground owned and worked by partners in mining, whether purchased with partnership funds or not, is partnership property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.241 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.241
Publication and inspection of information, reports, notices, orders and findings
Status: in_force

All information, reports, notices, orders or findings obtained or issued under the provisions of this chapter may be published and made available for public inspection.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.010 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.010
Legislative findings; cooperation with state and federal agencies in administration and enforcement of chapter
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature hereby finds that: (a) The extraction of minerals by mining is a basic and essential activity making an important contribution to the economy of the State of Nevada; (b) Proper reclamation of mined land, areas of exploration and former areas of mining or exploration is necessary to prevent undesirable land and surface water conditions detrimental to the ecology and to the general health, welfare, safety and property rights of the residents of this state; and (c) The success of reclamation efforts in this state is dependent upon cooperation among state and federal agencies.

2. The Legislature hereby directs that all agencies and political subdivisions of the State of Nevada which are involved in or whose work is related to the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall cooperate fully with all other state and federal agencies in any related matter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.021 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.021
“Correlative rights” defined
Status: in_force

“Correlative rights” means the opportunity afforded, so far as it is practicable to do so, to the owner of each property in a pool to produce without waste the owner’s just and equitable share of the oil or gas, or both, in the pool and for this purpose to use the owner’s just and equitable share of the reservoir's energy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.033 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.033
Compensation of members
Status: in_force

1. Each member of the Commission is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the Commission, for each day while engaged in the business of the Commission.

2. While engaged in the business of the Commission, each member and employee of the Commission is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.130 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.130
Applicant to present stock certificates to county clerk or justice of the peace; oath of applicant
Status: in_force

1. Upon making application as provided in NRS 520.120 for the privilege of entering and examining any of the mining properties mentioned in NRS 520.110 , the applicant must present to the county clerk or justice of the peace certificates of stock shares, or informational statements sent pursuant to NRS 78.235 , indicating ownership of one-fifth of 1 percent of the original capital stock of the company whose mine or mining property the applicant desires to examine.

2. Thereupon, the applicant must make oath or affirmation that the stock certificates or informational statements presented by the applicant are currently accurate and are actually the applicant’s own property, or that the certificates of stock or informational statements at the time of presentation are currently accurate and really belong to the person or persons whom the applicant is, under the provisions of NRS 520.110 , authorized to represent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.130 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.130
Requirements for location
Status: in_force

The locator of a mill site shall locate his or her claim by:

1. Posting a notice of location thereon, which must contain: (a) The name of the locator and the locator’s mailing address; (b) The name of the mine or mining claim of which the locator is the proprietor, or the name of the mill or reduction works of which the locator is the owner; (c) The date of the location; and (d) The number of feet or acres claimed; and

2. Marking the boundaries of his or her claim in the same manner as provided in this chapter for the marking of the boundaries of a placer claim, so far as applicable thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.020 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.020
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 522.021 to 522.0395 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.200 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.200
Permit required
Status: in_force

A person shall not engage in a mining operation without a valid permit for that purpose issued by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.023 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.023
“Division” defined
Status: in_force

“Division” means the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.040 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.040
Map: Specifications; filing; distribution; use of filing fee
Status: in_force

1. Within 90 days after posting the notice of location, the locator of a lode mining claim shall prepare two copies of a map of the claim on a scale of not less than 500 feet to the inch, which sets forth the position of the monuments in relation to each other and establishes numbers of the boundary monuments. If the land has been surveyed by the United States, the description must be connected by courses and distances to an official corner of the public land survey. If the land has not been surveyed by the United States or if official corners cannot be found through the exercise of due diligence, the description must be tied by courses and distance to a natural landmark or a readily identifiable artificial landmark which is customarily shown on a map, including, without limitation, a bench mark or the point at which two roads intersect. The description must also state the township and range, and if the lands are surveyed lands, the quarter section and section in which the landmark and the mining claim are situated. The locator is not required to employ a professional surveyor or engineer, but each locator shall prepare a map which is in accordance with the locator’s abilities to map and properly set forth the boundaries and location of the locator’s claim. The size of each sheet must be 8 1/2 by 14 inches or 24 by 36 inches. Any 8 1/2- by 14-inch sheet must be capable of being photocopied. Any 24- by 36-inch sheet must be a mylar print or other material capable of being reproduced by standard means.

2. Within 90 days after the posting of the notice of location, the locator shall file both copies of the map with the county recorder in the county in which the claim is located together with a filing fee of $15 for each claim whose boundaries and location are set forth on the map.

3. Using the proceeds of these filing fees, the county: (a) Shall establish and maintain, in accordance with the regulations of the Division, a map of the mining claims in the county that must accurately record the location of all mining claims filed after July 1, 1971; (b) Shall purchase and maintain the necessary equipment used in establishing, maintaining and duplicating the map; and (c) May use any remaining money for any purpose determined by the county recorder. The map is a public record.

4. The county recorder shall not refuse to accept a map submitted by a locator unless the county recorder can affirmatively show that the map submitted does not accurately reflect the location of all the claims.

5. The county recorder shall send one copy of the locator's map and one copy of the certificate of location to the county surveyor as soon as practicable after its receipt.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.083 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.083
Administrator: Appointment; qualifications; classification; restrictions on other employment
Status: in_force

1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the Division is the Administrator, who must be appointed by the Commission.

2. The Administrator of the Division: (a) Must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and have substantial experience as an administrator or at least 5 years' experience in the exploration for or the production or conservation of minerals. (b) Is in the unclassified service of the State. (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143 , shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the Administrator’s duties as a public officer and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.030 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.030
Monumenting of claim; required removal of plastic monuments
Status: in_force

1. Within 60 days after posting the notice of location, the locator of a lode mining claim shall distinctly define the boundaries of the claim by placing a valid legal monument at each corner of the claim. A valid legal monument may be created by: (a) Blazing and marking a tree, which has a diameter of not less than 4 inches, not less than 3 feet above the ground; (b) Capping a rock in place with smaller stones so that the rock and stones have a height of not less than 3 feet; or (c) Setting a wooden or metal post or a stone.

2. If a wooden post is used, the dimensions of the post must be at least 1 1 / 2 inches by 1 1 / 2 inches by 4 feet, and the post must be set 1 foot in the ground.

3. If a metal post is used, the post must be at least 2 inches in diameter by 4 feet in length and be set 1 foot in the ground. If the metal post is hollow, it must: (a) Be securely capped or crimped in a manner that securely closes the top of the post; and (b) Have no open perforations.

4. If it is practically impossible, because of bedrock or precipitous ground, to sink a post, it may be placed in a mound of earth or stones. If the proper placing of a monument is impracticable or dangerous to life or limb, the monument may be placed at the nearest point properly marked to designate its right place.

5. If a stone is used which is not a rock in place, the stone must be not less than 6 inches in diameter and 18 inches in length and be set with two-thirds of its length in the top of a mound of earth or stone 3 feet in diameter and 2 1 / 2 feet in height.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a durable plastic pipe that was set before March 16, 1993, for the purpose of defining the boundaries of a lode mining claim shall be deemed to constitute a valid legal monument if: (a) The pipe is at least 3 inches in diameter by 4 feet in length and is set 1 foot in the ground; and (b) The pipe is securely capped with no open perforations.

7. The locator of a lode mining claim located before March 16, 1993, the boundaries of which are defined by a durable plastic pipe described in subsection 6, or the locator’s successor in interest, shall, on or before November 1, 2011, remove the durable plastic pipe and replace the monument of location and the corner monuments with valid legal monuments in the manner prescribed pursuant to subsection 1. If the locator or the locator’s successor in interest replaces the durable plastic pipe on or before that date, the locator or the locator’s successor in interest shall, within 60 days after the replacement, record a notice of remonumentation with the county recorder of the county in which the claim is located and pay the fee required by NRS 247.305 . The notice must contain: (a) The name of the claim; (b) The book and page number or the document number of the certificate of location or the most recent amendment to the certificate of location; (c) The book and page number or the document number of the map filed pursuant to NRS 517.040 ; and (d) A description of the monument used to replace each monument that is removed. The notice may include more than one claim. Any durable plastic pipe that is removed pursuant to this subsection must be taken from the lode mining claim and disposed of in a lawful manner.

8. After November 1, 2011, any durable plastic pipe that is not removed pursuant to subsection 7 may be removed and placed on the ground immediately adjacent to the location from which it is removed to preserve evidence of its use as a monument for the lode mining claim.

9. The replacement of a durable plastic pipe or the recording of a notice pursuant to subsection 7 does not: (a) Amend or otherwise affect the legal validity of the claim for which the monuments were created; (b) Modify the date of location of the claim; or (c) Require the filing of an additional or amended map pursuant to NRS 517.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.370 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.370
Conveyances of mining claims: Formalities; construction and proof of conveyances before December 12, 1862
Status: in_force

1. After December 12, 1862, conveyances of mining claims shall require the same formalities and shall be subject to the same rules of construction as the transfers and conveyances of other real property.

2. All conveyances of mining claims made prior to December 12, 1862, by bills of sale or other instruments in writing, with or without seals, recorded or unrecorded, shall be construed in accordance with the lawful local rules, regulations and customs of the miners in the several mining districts of the Territory of Nevada; and if, prior to December 12, 1862, regarded as valid and binding in such mining districts, shall have the same force and effect between the parties thereto, as prima facie evidence of sale, as if such conveyances had been made by deed under seal.

3. The location and transfers of mining claims made prior to December 12, 1862, shall be established and proved in contestation before courts by the local rules, regulations and customs of the miners in the several mining districts of the Territory of Nevada in which such location and transfers were made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.060 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.060
Money expended or assumed indebtedness is lien against minority owner's share; judgments and executions bind only defendant's mining interest
Status: in_force

1. The amount of money expended or indebtedness assumed by such corporation or association as the proportion due from such joint tenant, tenant in common or coparcener for the actual and necessary working and development of the mining claim shall be a lien in favor of such corporation or association upon the interest of such joint tenant, tenant in common or coparcener in such mining claim from the time such money was expended or indebtedness assumed by such corporation or association.

2. The lien shall bind such interest from the time of such payment or assumption as against any subsequent purchaser, mortgagee or other person acquiring a lien upon, or title to, or interest in the same.

3. Suit may be instituted against the person owning or claiming such interest at the time of the commencement of the action for the recovery of the whole amount due upon such interest.

4. All judgments rendered in any action instituted under the provisions of NRS 520.010 to 520.070 , inclusive, and any execution issued thereon, shall bind and run against such interest, and no other property of the defendant shall be subject to execution on the judgment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.100 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.100
Penalty for failing to keep books, making false entries or refusing to allow inspections
Status: in_force

Every assayer, person, copartnership, association or corporation described in NRS 519.080 who or which shall fail, refuse or neglect to keep the book or books, or to make the entries therein as required in NRS 519.080 , or who or which shall make or cause to be made any false or fictitious entry therein, or who or which shall refuse the right of inspection thereof to any person entitled thereto as provided in NRS 519.090 , shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.030 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.030
“Administrator” defined
Status: in_force

“Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.050 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.050
Liability of purchaser after notice and institution of action
Status: in_force

Any purchaser of ore or ores who or which shall have received the notice provided for in NRS 519.030 , and followed or preceded by the commencement of an action as therein set forth, who shall purchase or continue to purchase and receive ores taken from the mine, mines, mining claim, claims or premises named therein, shall be liable and responsible for the value thereof to the person, copartnership, association or corporation who or which shall be ultimately adjudged or decreed to be the owner or entitled to the possession thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.090 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.090
Regulations and orders of Division: Notice; hearing and entry of order
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall make no regulation or order, or amendment thereof, except in an emergency, without a public hearing upon at least 10 days' notice. The public hearing must be held at such time and place as may be prescribed by the Division, and any interested person is entitled to be heard.

2. Any notice required by this chapter must be given by personal service on all interested persons, and if personal service cannot be made, then substituted service may be made in the manner provided for substitute service of process under the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.

3. The Division may act upon its own motion, or upon the petition of any interested person. On the filing of a petition concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the Division, the Division shall promptly fix a date for a hearing thereon, and shall cause notice of the hearing to be given. The hearing must be held without undue delay after the filing of the petition. The Division shall enter its order within 30 days after the hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.004 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.004
“Administrator” defined
Status: in_force

“Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0838 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0838
Plan of unitization: Required provisions
Status: in_force

The plan of unitization for each such unit and unit area must be one suited to the needs and requirements of the particular unit dependent upon the facts and conditions found to exist with respect thereto. In addition to such other terms, provisions, conditions and requirements found by the Division to be reasonably necessary or proper to effectuate or accomplish the purpose of this chapter, and subject to further requirements of this section, each such plan of unitization must contain fair, reasonable and equitable provisions for:

1. The efficient unitized management or control of the further development and operation of the unit area for the recovery of oil and gas from the pool affected. Under such a plan the actual operations within the unit area may be carried on in whole or in part by the unit itself, or by one or more of the lessees within the unit area as the unit operator subject to the supervision and direction of the unit, dependent upon what is most beneficial or expedient. The designation of the unit operator must be by vote of the lessees in the unit in a manner provided in the plan of unitization and not by the Division.

2. The division of interest or formula for the apportionment and allocation of the unit production among and to the several separately owned tracts within the unit area such as will reasonably permit persons otherwise entitled to share in or benefit by the production from such separately owned tracts to produce and receive, in lieu thereof, their fair, equitable and reasonable share of the unit production or other benefits thereof. A separately owned tract's fair, equitable and reasonable share of the unit production must be measured by the value of each such tract for oil and gas purposes and its contributing value to the unit in relation to like values of other tracts in the unit, taking into account acreage, the quantity of oil and gas recoverable therefrom, location on the structure, its probable productivity of oil and gas in the absence of unit operations, the burden of operation to which the tract will or is likely to be subjected, or so many of such factors, or such other pertinent engineering, geological or operating factors, as may be reasonably susceptible of determination.

3. The manner in which the unit and the further development and operation of the unit area will be financed and the basis, terms and conditions on which the cost and expense thereof will be apportioned among and assessed against the tracts and interests made chargeable therewith, including a detailed accounting procedure governing all charges and credits incident to the operations. Upon and subject to such terms and conditions as to time and rate of interest as is fair to all concerned, reasonable provisions must be made in the plan of unitization for carrying or otherwise financing lessees who are unable promptly to meet their financial obligations in connection with the unit.

4. The procedure and basis upon which wells, equipment and other properties of the several lessees within the unit area are to be taken over and used for unit operations, including the method of arriving at the compensation therefor, or of otherwise proportionately equalizing or adjusting the investment of the several lessees in the project as of the effective date of unit operation.

5. The creation of an operating committee to have general overall management and control of the unit and the conduct of its business and affairs and the operations carried on by it, together with the creation or designation of such other subcommittees, boards or officers to function under the authority of the operating committee as may be necessary, proper or convenient in the efficient management of the unit, defining the powers and duties of all those committees, boards and officers, and prescribing their tenure and time and method for their selection.

6. The time when the plan of unitization becomes effective.

7. The time when and the conditions under which and the method by which the unit may be dissolved and its affairs wound up.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.113 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.113
Assistance from state agencies
Status: in_force

The Division may request assistance from the Bureau of Mines and Geology of the State of Nevada and the State Engineer and cooperate with them in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0824 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0824
Voluntary unitization; petition for compulsory unitization
Status: in_force

1. To prevent, or to assist in preventing waste, as prohibited by this chapter, to ensure a greater ultimate recovery of oil and gas, and to protect the correlative rights of persons owning interests in the tracts of land affected, those persons may validly integrate their interests to provide for the unitized management, development and operation of those tracts of land as a unit. Where those persons have not agreed so to integrate their interests, the Division, upon proper petition, after notice and hearing, shall make and enforce such orders and do such things as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of NRS 522.0828 to 522.0878 , inclusive.

2. The petition must set forth a description of the proposed unit area with a map or plat thereof attached, must allege the existence of the facts required to be found by the Division as provided in NRS 522.0828 and must have attached thereto a recommended plan of unitization applicable to the proposed unit area and which the petitioner considers to be fair, reasonable and equitable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0858 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0858
Expenses of unit: Lien for amount assessed; persons primarily responsible for payment; payment by persons not responsible; payment to royalty owners free of lien and expenses
Status: in_force

1. Subject to such reasonable limitations as may be set out in the plan of unitization, the unit has a first and prior lien upon the leasehold estate and all other oil and gas rights (exclusive of a one-eighth landowners' royalty interest) in and to each separately owned tract, the interest of the owners thereof in and to the unit production and all equipment in the possession of the unit, to secure the payment of the amount of the unit expense charged to and assessed against the separately owned tract.

2. The interest of the lessee or other persons who by lease, contract or otherwise are obligated or responsible for the cost and expense of developing and operating a separately owned tract for oil and gas in the absence of unitization, is primarily responsible for and charged with any assessment for unit expense made against the tract and resort may be had to overriding royalties, oil and gas payments, royalty interests in excess of one-eighth of the production, or other interests which otherwise are not chargeable with that cost, only if the owner of interest primarily responsible fails to pay the assessment of the production to the credit thereof, or production is insufficient for that purpose.

3. If the owner of any royalty interest, overriding royalty, oil or gas payment, or any other interest which under the plan of unitization is not primarily responsible therefor pays in whole or in part the amount of an assessment for unit expense for the purpose of protecting that interest, or the amount of the assessment in whole or in part is deducted from the unit production to the credit of that interest, the owner thereof is to the extent of the payment or deduction subrogated to all the rights of the unit with respect to the interest or interests primarily responsible for the assessment.

4. A one-eighth part of the unit production allocated to each separately owned tract must in all events be regarded as royalty to be distributed to and among, or the proceeds thereof paid to, the royalty owners free and clear of all unit expense and free of any lien therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.190 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.190
Application for permit: Contents; fee; conditions; bond; grounds for denial; issuance
Status: in_force

1. A person who desires to engage in an exploration project must: (a) File with the Division, upon a form approved by it, an application for a permit. The application must include: (1) The name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation or other business entity: (I) The name and address of each person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity; and (II) The name and address of the registered agent of the corporation or business entity for service of process; (2) An exploration map or sketch in sufficient detail to enable the Division to locate the area to be explored and to determine whether significant environmental problems are likely to result; (3) The kinds of prospecting and excavation techniques that will be used in the exploration project; (4) An affidavit stating whether or not the applicant and, if applicable, each person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity is in good standing with all agencies of other states and federal agencies in relation to the reclamation of exploration projects outside of this State; and (5) Any other information required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 . (b) Pay to the Division the application fee established in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 . (c) Agree in writing to assume responsibility for the reclamation of any surface area damaged as a result of the exploration project. (d) File with the Division a bond or other surety in a form approved by the Administrator and in an amount required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 .

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, the Division shall not issue a permit to engage in an exploration project pursuant to this section to an applicant if: (a) The applicant has defaulted on any obligation relating to reclamation pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, by forfeiting a surety or failing to pay the full costs of reclamation or any penalty assessed pursuant to NRS 519A.280 ; (b) For an applicant who is a corporation or other business entity, any person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity has or previously had a controlling interest in another corporation or business entity that defaulted on any obligation relating to reclamation pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, by forfeiting a surety or failing to pay the full costs of reclamation or any penalty assessed pursuant to NRS 519A.280 ; or (c) The applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation or other business entity, a person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity is not in good standing with an agency of another state or a federal agency in relation to the reclamation of an exploration project outside of this State.

3. The Division may issue a permit to engage in an exploration project pursuant to this section to an applicant described in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2 if the applicant: (a) Pays to the Division the full amount of the defaulted obligation described in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2, as applicable, or provides evidence of satisfaction of that defaulted obligation; and (b) Demonstrates to the Division that any conditions which led to the default have been remedied and that such conditions no longer exist.

4. The Division may issue a permit to engage in an exploration project pursuant to this section to an applicant described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 if the applicant demonstrates to the Division that the applicant or person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity has remedied all issues related to the reclamation of the exploration project outside of this State and becomes in good standing with all agencies of the other state and federal agencies in relation to the reclamation of the exploration project.

5. As used in this section, “ person who has a controlling interest ” means: (a) The president, secretary, treasurer or equivalent thereof of the corporation or business entity; (b) A partner, director or trustee of the corporation or business entity; or (c) A person who, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct the management or determine the policy of the corporation or business entity resulting from, without limitation, his or her ownership of voting stock in the corporation or business entity, a contract or any other circumstance. The term does not include a person designated to act as a proxy, including, without limitation, an agent, bank, broker, nominee or custodian, for one or more persons who own voting stock unless the proxy otherwise has the power to direct the management or determine the policy of the corporation or business entity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.086 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.086
Operations under plan are considered fulfillment of provisions in contracts relating to pool in unit
Status: in_force

Operations carried on under and in accordance with the plan of unitization must be considered as a fulfillment of a compliance with all of the provisions, covenants and conditions, express or implied, of the several oil and gas leases upon lands included with the unit area, or other contracts pertaining to the development thereof insofar as those leases or other contracts may relate to the pool or portion thereof included in the unit area. Wells drilled or operated on any part of the unit area, no matter where located, must for all purposes be regarded as wells drilled on each separately owned tract within the unit area.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.070 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.070
Submission of certain reports and other information to Commission
Status: in_force

In addition to any other information requested by the Commission pursuant to NRS 514A.080 :

1. The Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry shall submit to the Commission at its first regular meeting in each calendar year the report that is required pursuant to NRS 512.140 concerning the functions of the Administrator under chapter 512 of NRS concerning the creation and maintenance of safe and healthful working conditions at mines in this State during the immediately preceding calendar year.

2. The Department of Taxation shall submit to the Commission at the second regular meeting of the Commission in each calendar year: (a) An audit program identifying each mining operator or other person who is required to file a statement concerning the extraction of minerals in this State pursuant to NRS 362.100 to 362.240 , inclusive, that the Department intends to audit during the immediately following calendar year; (b) A report of the results of each audit of a mining operator or other person completed by the Department during the immediately preceding calendar year; and (c) A report of the status of each audit of a mining operator or other person that is in process at the time of the report.

3. The Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall submit to the Commission at its third regular meeting in each calendar year a report concerning the Division's activities concerning the reclamation of mined lands, areas of exploration and former areas of mining or exploration during the immediately preceding calendar year, including, without limitation, an accounting of the amounts of fees collected for permits issued by the Division and any fines imposed by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.050 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.050
“Commission” defined
Status: in_force

“Commission” means the State Environmental Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0301 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0301
“Other nonworking interest” defined
Status: in_force

“Other nonworking interest” means any interest in an oil and gas lease or well which is not a royalty, overriding royalty or working interest.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.140 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.140
Annual report
Status: in_force

The Administrator shall submit annually to the Governor, and to the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040 , as soon as practicable after the beginning of each calendar year, a full report of the administration of the Administrator's functions under this chapter during the preceding calendar year. The report must include, either in summary or detailed form, the information obtained by the Administrator under this chapter together with such findings and comments thereon and such recommendations as the Administrator may deem proper.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.027 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.027
“Gas” defined
Status: in_force

“Gas” includes all natural gas and all hydrocarbons produced at the wellhead except oil.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.180 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.180
Power of Administrator to inspect mines; operator to render assistance; advance notice of inspection prohibited; participation by representative of workers
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator may enter all mines in this state subject to the provisions of this chapter, for the purposes of inspections, investigations or access to records and reports required to be maintained or for any other purpose necessary in the proper discharge of the Administrator’s official duties. Operators shall render the Administrator such assistance as may be required to enable the Administrator to make a full, thorough and complete inspection or investigation of each and every part of such mine or mines. No advance notice of an inspection must be provided to any operator, worker, or representative of the workers, if any, at such mine.

2. At the commencement of any inspection of a mine by the Administrator, the authorized representative of the workers at the mine must be given an opportunity to accompany the Administrator on the inspection and to participate in any conference held at the conclusion of the inspection. If there is no representative of the workers, the Administrator shall consult with a reasonable number of workers concerning matters of health and safety at the mine.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.150 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.150
Powers of Division
Status: in_force

The Division may:

1. Conduct or authorize investigations, research, experiments and demonstrations relating to reclamation.

2. Collect and disseminate nonconfidential information relating to mining reclamation.

3. Enter into agreements relating to reclamation with other state and federal governmental agencies pursuant to which services relating to reclamation are provided by the Division or a governmental agency in exchange for other consideration.

4. Receive federal, state or any other money and expend it to carry out the purposes of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 .

5. Hold hearings and issue orders relating to the administration or enforcement of the provisions of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 .

6. Summon witnesses, administer oaths and require the production of pertinent records, books and other documents for examination at any hearing or investigation conducted by it relating to the administration or enforcement of the provisions of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 .

7. Request the Attorney General to bring suit in the name of the State of Nevada against any person whom it finds has violated any provision of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 , to restrain the person from continuing the violation.

8. Modify any plan for reclamation previously approved by it if: (a) Any provision of the plan is in conflict with the provisions of a specific statute; (b) Any provision of the plan becomes impossible or impracticable to implement; or (c) Any significant problem that was not previously considered by the Division is discovered to exist which results or may result from reclamation.

9. Suspend or revoke a permit upon a noticed hearing and a finding by the Division that the holder of the permit has violated any provision of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive, a plan of reclamation, any condition placed on a plan of reclamation or any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 .

10. Take any other action reasonable and necessary to enable it to administer or enforce the provisions of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.031 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.031
“Owner” defined
Status: in_force

“Owner” means the person who has the right to drill into and produce from a pool and to appropriate the oil and gas he or she produces therefrom for himself or herself and others.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.080 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.080
Use of gas from well to manufacture carbon products without permit is prima facie waste
Status: in_force

The use of gas from a well producing gas only, or from a well which is primarily a gas well, for the manufacture of carbon black or similar products predominantly carbon, is declared to constitute waste prima facie, and the gas well must not be used for any such purpose unless it is clearly shown at a public hearing to be held by the Division, on application of the person desiring to use the gas, that waste would not take place by the use of the gas for the purpose applied for, and that gas which would otherwise be lost is now available for that purpose, and that the gas to be used cannot be used for a more beneficial purpose, such as for light or fuel, except at prohibitive cost, and that it would be in the public interest to grant the permit. If the Division finds that the applicant has clearly shown a right to use the gas for the purpose applied for, it shall issue a permit upon such terms and conditions as may be found necessary in order to permit the use of the gas and at the same time require compliance with the intent of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.115 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.115
Evidence of abandonment; acquisition after abandonment
Status: in_force

1. Whenever the tailings of any mining claim or the waste of any mine has been deposited upon the unappropriated public domain and remains unworked for a period of 10 successive years, it is prima facie evidence of abandonment of title or the right of possession thereto.

2. After abandonment, the right of possession or title to the mining tailings or waste may be acquired by locating the site on which the tailings or waste is deposited by complying with the provisions of NRS 517.090 , 517.100 and 517.110 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.231 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.231
Copies of regulations, standards, notices and orders to be posted by operator
Status: in_force

Copies of regulations and standards adopted and notices and orders issued by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be posted by the operator on a bulletin board located in a conspicuous place at the mine.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.150 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.150
Penalty for failure to comply with NRS 520.110
Status: in_force

Any mining superintendent, mining foreman or mining secretary of any incorporated mining company in this state, acting under and for such mining company, who shall fail or refuse to comply with any of the conditions mentioned in NRS 520.110 shall for each such failure or refusal be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.360 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.360
Records of mining claims, mill sites or tunnel rights made by mining district recorder or county recorder before March 16, 1897, declared valid; evidentiary effect of record
Status: in_force

1. All records of lode or placer mining claims, mill sites or tunnel rights made by any mining district recorder or any county recorder prior to March 16, 1897, are hereby declared to be valid and to have the same force and effect as records made in pursuance of the provisions of NRS 517.010 to 517.280 , inclusive.

2. Any such record, or a copy thereof duly verified by a mining district recorder or duly certified by a county recorder, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.170 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.170
Fees: Disposition; interest
Status: in_force

All fees collected by the Division pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, the fees for an application for and the issuance of a permit, must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the appropriate account of the Division and must be used in the administration of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive. All interest earned on the money credited pursuant to this section must be credited to the account to which the money was credited.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.060 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.060
Agreements with United States Geological Survey
Status: in_force

1. The Director of the Bureau of Mines and Geology, for and on behalf of the State of Nevada, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Geological Survey for cooperation in investigating mineral and geological conditions within the State and in the topographic and geologic mapping of Nevada. The expenses of such work must be divided between the parties upon a basis whereby the State of Nevada will not pay more than 50 percent of such expenses.

2. Money necessary to carry out the provisions of this section must be provided pursuant to NRS 519A.260 .

3. All claims against such money must be approved by the Director of the Bureau of Mines and Geology, and, when thereafter approved by the State Board of Examiners, must be paid in the same manner as other claims against the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.170 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.170
Contents of Interstate Compact
Status: in_force

The Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas referred to in NRS 522.160 is as follows:

This agreement may become effective within any compacting state at any time as prescribed by that state, and shall become effective within those states ratifying it whenever any three of the States of Texas, Oklahoma, California, Kansas and New Mexico have ratified and Congress has given its consent. Any oil producing state may become a party hereto as hereinafter provided.

The purpose of this Compact is to conserve oil and gas by the prevention of physical waste thereof from any cause.

Each state bound hereby agrees that within a reasonable time it will enact laws, or if laws have been enacted, then it agrees to continue the same in force, to accomplish within reasonable limits the prevention of:

(a) The operation of any oil well with an inefficient gas-oil ratio.

(b) The drowning with water of any stratum capable of producing oil or gas, or both oil and gas in paying quantities.

(c) The avoidable escape into the open air or the wasteful burning of gas from a natural gas well.

(d) The creation of unnecessary fire hazards.

(e) The drilling, equipping, locating, spacing or operating of a well or wells so as to bring about physical waste of oil or gas or loss in the ultimate recovery thereof.

(f) The inefficient, excessive or improper use of the reservoir energy in producing any well. The enumeration of the foregoing subjects shall not limit the scope of the authority of any state. Article IV Each state bound hereby agrees that it will, within a reasonable time, enact statutes, or if such statutes have been enacted, then it will continue the same in force, providing in effect that oil produced in violation of its valid oil and/or gas conservation statutes, or any valid rule, order or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be denied access to commerce; and providing for stringent penalties for the waste of either oil or gas. Article V It is not the purpose of this Compact to authorize the states joining herein to limit the production of oil or gas for the purpose of stabilizing or fixing the price thereof, or create or perpetuate monopoly, or to promote regimentation, but is limited to the purpose of conserving oil and gas and preventing the avoidable waste thereof within reasonable limitations. Article VI Each state joining herein shall appoint one representative to a commission hereby constituted and designated as the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, the duty of which said Commission shall be to make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about conservation and the prevention of physical waste of oil and gas, and at such intervals as said Commission deems beneficial it shall report its finding and recommendations to the several states for adoption or rejection. The Commission shall have power to recommend the coordination of the exercise of the police powers of the several states within their several jurisdictions to promote the maximum ultimate recovery from the petroleum reserves of said states, and to recommend measures for the maximum ultimate recovery of oil and gas. Said Commission shall organize and adopt suitable rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. No action shall be taken by the Commission except: (1) By the affirmative votes of the majority of the whole number of the compacting states, represented at any meeting, and (2) by a concurring vote of a majority in interest of the compacting states at said meeting, such interest to be determined as follows: Such vote of each state shall be in the decimal proportion fixed by the ratio of its daily average production during the preceding calendar half-year to the daily average production of the compacting states during said period. Article VII No state by joining herein shall become financially obligated to any other state, nor shall the breach of the terms hereof by any state subject such state to financial responsibility to the other states joining herein. Article VIII This Compact shall expire September 1, 1937. But any state joining herein may, upon sixty (60) days notice, withdraw herefrom. The representatives of the signatory states have signed this agreement in a single original, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States, and a duly certified copy shall be forwarded to the Governor of each of the signatory states. This Compact shall become effective when ratified and approved as provided in Article I. Any oil producing state may become a party hereto by affixing its signature to a counterpart to be similarly deposited, certified and ratified. Done in the City of Dallas, Texas, this sixteenth day of February, 1935.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.100 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.100
Map: Specifications; filing; use of filing fee
Status: in_force

Within 90 days after posting the notice of location of a placer claim, the locator shall:

1. Prepare two copies of a map of the claim which must be of a scale of not less than 500 feet to the inch. If the United States survey has been extended over the land embraced in the location, the claim may be taken and described on the map by legal subdivisions as provided in NRS 517.090 . If the land has not been surveyed by the United States or if official corners cannot be found through the exercise of due diligence, the map must set forth the position of the monuments in relation to each other and establish numbers of monuments, and the descriptions must be tied to a natural landmark or a readily identifiable artificial landmark as provided in NRS 517.040 .

2. File the maps with the county recorder in the county in which the claim is located together with a filing fee of $1 per acre. One-half of the filing fee must be used by the county to establish and maintain, in accordance with the regulations of the Division, a map of the mining claims in the county that must accurately record the location of all mining claims filed after July 1, 1971, which is a public record. The remaining part of the fee may be used for the same purposes as any other general revenue of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.110 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.110
Right of stockholder to inspect company's mines; issuance of order for inspection; duty of superintendent
Status: in_force

1. Any person who is the bona fide owner of stock shares representing the value of one-fifth of 1 percent of the original capital stock of any company incorporated for the purpose of working upon and mining in any lode, ledge, deposit or bed of the precious metals or useful minerals in this State, and any number of persons who are bona fide owners of an aggregate number of mining shares, amounting in value to one-fifth of 1 percent of such capital stock, at the time application for a permit to examine any such mine shall be made, may, upon a written order from the county clerk or from the justice of the peace of the township in which such lode, ledge, deposit or bed is located, fully examine all of the shafts, adits, borings, drifts, stopes, hoisting apparatus, properties and appurtenances belonging to any such mining company.

2. Not more than one owner of such percentage or aggregate percentages of such mining stock, either in person or by an accredited agent, is entitled to such written order for examination of any specified mine or mining property oftener than twice in 1 month; these days shall, however, not be less than 14 days apart.

3. The superintendent or other person or persons in charge of any incorporated mining claim or mining property in this State shall keep posted in some conspicuous place at or near the mine the day of the week in which authorized stockholders may be admitted under the provisions of NRS 520.110 to 520.150 , inclusive, and shall, on such day, admit any authorized stockholder to examine all of the shafts, adits, borings, drifts, stopes, hoisting apparatus, properties and appurtenances belonging to any such mining company.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.280 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.280
Certificates of location need not be sworn to; no required form
Status: in_force

Certificates of location need not be sworn to, and are not required to be in any specified form nor to state facts in any specific order, but must truly state the required facts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.260 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.260
Annual submission of reports and payment of fees by operator; disposition of money received
Status: in_force

1. Each operator shall, on or before April 15 of each year, submit to the Administrator a report relating to the status and production of all mining operations and exploration projects in which the operator has engaged and identifying each acre of land affected and land reclaimed by that mining operation or exploration project through the preceding calendar year, and shall pay to the Division a fee of: (a) One dollar and fifty cents for each acre of public land administered by a federal agency; and (b) Five dollars and fifty cents for each acre of privately owned land, which has been disturbed by mining operations or exploration projects engaged in by the operator and not reclaimed.

2. All money received by the State Treasurer pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 together with three-elevenths of all money received by the State Treasurer pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, up to a maximum of $100,000 annually, must be distributed directly to the Bureau of Mines and Geology of the State of Nevada to be used to carry out the provisions of NRS 514.060 . Any money in excess of the maximum and the balance collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 must be credited to the appropriate account for the Division and used to administer the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0874 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0874
Procedural requirements for petitions, notices and hearings
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in NRS 522.082 to 522.0878 , inclusive, all proceedings held under this chapter, including the filing of petitions, the giving of notices, the conduct of hearings and other action taken by the Division must be in the form and manner and in accordance with the procedure and procedural requirements provided in NRS 522.090 .

2. Such additional notice must be given as may be required by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.093 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.093
Administrator: Duties
Status: in_force

The Administrator:

1. Shall coordinate the activities of the Division.

2. Shall report to the Commission upon all matters pertaining to the administration of the Division.

3. Shall attend each regular meeting of the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040 and each special meeting if requested by the Chair of that Commission and: (a) Report to the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission on the activities of the Division undertaken since the Division's previous report, including, without limitation, an accounting of any fees or fines imposed or collected; (b) The current condition of mining and of exploration for and production of oil, gas and geothermal energy in the State; and (c) Provide any technical information required by the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission during the course of the meeting.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.040 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.040
Powers and duties of Division
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 522.119 :

1. The Division has jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property, public and private, necessary to effectuate the purposes and intent of this chapter.

2. The Division shall make investigation to determine whether waste exists or is imminent, or whether other facts exist which justify or require action by it.

3. The Division shall adopt regulations, make orders and take other appropriate action to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

4. The Division may: (a) Require: (1) Identification of ownership of wells, producing leases, tanks, plants and drilling structures. (2) The making and filing of reports, well logs and directional surveys. Logs of exploratory or “wildcat” wells marked “confidential” must be kept confidential for 6 months after the filing thereof, unless the owner gives written permission to release those logs at an earlier date. (3) The drilling, casing and plugging of wells in such a manner as to prevent the escape of oil or gas out of one stratum into another, the intrusion of water into an oil or gas stratum, the pollution of fresh water supplies by oil, gas or salt water, and to prevent blowouts, cavings, seepages and fires. (4) The furnishing of a reasonable bond with good and sufficient surety conditioned for the performance of the duty to plug each dry or abandoned well or the repair of wells causing waste. (5) The operation of wells with efficient gas-oil and water-oil ratios, and to fix these ratios. (6) The gauging or other measuring of oil and gas to determine the quality and quantity thereof. (7) That every person who produces oil or gas in this State keep and maintain for a period of 5 years within this State complete and accurate record of the quantities thereof, which must be available for examination by the Division or its agents at all reasonable times. (b) Regulate, for conservation purposes: (1) The drilling, producing and plugging of wells. (2) The shooting and chemical treatment of wells. (3) The spacing of wells. (4) The disposal of salt water, nonpotable water and oil field wastes. (5) The contamination or waste of underground water. (c) Classify wells as oil or gas wells for purposes material to the interpretation or enforcement of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.430 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.430
Renewal of prospecting permits: Limitations and extensions
Status: in_force

1. No person or agent of any person shall be granted a new prospecting permit upon the same claims, or any of them, under the provisions of NRS 517.390 to 517.430 , inclusive: (a) If such claims, or any of them, at the time of any subsequent application, have been the property of the county for a year or more. (b) Until 30 days shall have elapsed between the date of the termination of the former prospecting permit and the date of application for a subsequent permit.

2. If at the time of the expiration of a prospecting period actual development work, by drilling or otherwise, is being carried on, then the board of county commissioners shall, upon application, grant an additional 6 months' prospecting period to the same applicant or applicants.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0828 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0828
Order for compulsory unitization: Findings required before issuance
Status: in_force

If upon the filing of a petition and after notice and hearing, the Division finds that:

1. The unitized management, operation and further development of a pool or portion thereof is reasonably necessary in order effectively to carry on pressure control, pressure-maintenance or repressuring operations, cycling operations, waterflooding operations, or any combination thereof, or any other form of joint effort calculated to substantially increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas from the pool;

2. One or more of the unitized methods of operation as applied to the pool or portion thereof are feasible, will prevent waste and will, with reasonable probability, result in the increased recovery of substantially more oil and gas from the pool than would otherwise be recovered;

3. The estimated additional cost, if any, of conducting those operations will not exceed the value of the additional oil and gas so recovered; and

4. The unitization and adoption of one or more of the unitized methods of operation is for the common good and will result in the general advantage of the owners of the oil and gas rights within the pool or the portion thereof directly affected,

it shall make a finding to that effect and make an order creating the unit and providing for the unitization and unitized operation of the pool or portion thereof described in the order, all upon such terms and conditions, as may be shown by the evidence to be fair, reasonable, equitable, and which are necessary or proper to protect, safeguard and adjust the respective rights and obligations of the several persons affected, including royalty owner, owners of overriding royalties, oil and gas payments, carried interests, mortgages, lien claimants and others, as well as the lessees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.007 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.007
“Operator” defined
Status: in_force

“Operator” means any person or organization operating, controlling or supervising a mine and owning the right to do so, and includes any individual, owner, lessor, lessee, agent, manager, worker, contractor, subcontractor, independent contractor, partnership, association or corporation or subsidiary of a corporation charged with the responsibility for the operation of such mine.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.200 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.200
Validation of defective certificate of location or change of boundaries: Filing of amended certificate of location; effect of amendment; correction of common error
Status: in_force

1. If at any time the locator of any mining claim located before, on or after March 16, 1897, or the locator’s assigns, apprehends that the locator’s original certificate of location was defective or erroneous, or that the requirements of the law had not been complied with before filing, or if he or she is desirous of changing his or her surface boundaries or of taking in any part of an overlapping claim which has been abandoned, or in case the original certificate of location was made before March 16, 1897, and he or she is desirous of securing the benefits of this chapter, the locator, or the locator’s assigns, may file an amended certificate of location, subject to the provisions of this chapter, if the amendment does not interfere with the existing rights of others at the time of the amendment.

2. The amendment or the record thereof does not preclude the claimant from proving any title the claimant held under previous locations.

3. Where a common error occurs in more than one certificate of location, the locator may record one document which describes the error, makes reference to the claims by name and the date, book and page of recording and states the desired amendment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.110 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.110
Application for rehearing
Status: in_force

Within 20 days after written notice of the entry of any order or decision of the Division, or such further time as the Division may grant for good cause shown, any person affected thereby may file with the Division an application for the rehearing in respect of any matter determined by the order or decision, setting forth the respect in which the order or decision is believed to be erroneous. The Division shall grant or refuse any such application in whole or in part within 10 days after it is filed, and failure to act thereon within such period is deemed a refusal thereof and a final disposition of the application. If the rehearing is granted, the Division may enter such new order or decision after rehearing as may be required under the circumstances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.100 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.100
Requests by Commission for special audits and investigations
Status: in_force

1. The Commission may submit a request to the Legislative Commission that the Legislative Auditor be directed to undertake, or to contract with a qualified accounting firm to undertake, a special audit or investigation of the activities of any state agency, board, bureau, commission or political subdivision in connection with the taxation, operation, safety and environmental regulation of mines and mining in this State.

2. The request submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be accompanied by an explanation of the circumstances that give rise to the request.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.011 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.011
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

1. “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division.

2. “Commission” means the Commission on Mineral Resources.

3. “Division” means the Division of Minerals of the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.010 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.010
Establishment
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a Bureau of Mines and Geology of the State of Nevada which shall be in the Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0848 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0848
Transfer of title to tracts and leases not required; proceeds and production are income of owners
Status: in_force

1. This chapter does not require a transfer to or vesting in the unit of title to the separately owned tracts or leases within the unit area, other than the right to use and operate them to the extent set out in the plan of unitization; nor may the unit be regarded as owning the unit production. The unit production and the proceeds from the sale thereof are owned by the several persons to whom they are allocated under the plan of unitization.

2. Neither the unit production or proceeds from the sale thereof, nor the other receipts may be treated or taxed as income or profits of the unit; but instead, all such receipts are the income of the several persons to whom or to whose credit they are payable under the plan of unitization. To the extent the unit may receive or disburse the receipts it shall only do so as a common administrative agent of the persons to whom they are payable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.108 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.108
Abatement of dangerous condition of nonoperating mines; reimbursement of Division
Status: in_force

1. The board of county commissioners in each county may apply to the Division for money to abate a dangerous condition resulting from mining practices which took place at a mine that is no longer operating.

2. The Division shall, within the limits of the money available pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 513.103 , provide counties with money to abate such dangerous conditions based on the relative degree of danger of those conditions.

3. If a county which receives money from the Division subsequently receives monetary compensation from the mine owner or other person responsible for the existence of the dangerous condition, it shall reimburse the Division to the extent of the compensation received. Any money received by the Division pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS 513.103 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.060 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.060
Payment for ores within 30 days after delivery, sale or settlement; penalty
Status: in_force

1. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing, sampling, reducing or refining of ores, the predominating value of which is in gold or silver, for others, shall make settlement with and pay to the seller of such ores the value thereof, after lawful deductions, within 30 days after the delivery and sampling of such ores.

2. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing, sampling, or in the treatment or reduction or smelting, of ores or metal, for others, shall make settlement with and pay to the seller of such metals the value thereof, after agreed and lawful deductions, within 30 days after the sale of the products of such metal by the smelter, mill, reduction works, refinery or sampler reducing or refining the same.

3. Every person, firm or corporation or lessor shipping ores, bullion or metals to any smelter, mill, sampler or reduction works or refinery for another, shall make settlement with and pay to the person or persons entitled thereto the value of such ores, bullion or metals, within 30 days after the settlement therefor shall have been made by the smelter, mill, reduction works, refinery or sampler purchasing or reducing or refining the same.

4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section commits an unlawful conversion, and is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.103 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.103
Account for the Division of Minerals: Creation; sources, lapse and use of money in Account
Status: in_force

1. The Account for the Division of Minerals is hereby created in the State General Fund.

2. The following special fees and money must be deposited in the Account: (a) All fees collected pursuant to NRS 513.094 , 517.185 and chapter 522 of NRS . (b) All money collected pursuant to NRS 235.016 . (c) Any money received by the Division from a county pursuant to NRS 513.108 . (d) All fees collected pursuant to NRS 534A.080 . (e) Any money appropriated to the Division from the State General Fund.

3. No money except that appropriated from the State General Fund lapses to the State General Fund.

4. The money in the Account is appropriated to the Division. The money deposited in the Account pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, and the interest earned thereon, must be expended for the purposes of administering chapter 522 of NRS and the provisions of this chapter, except for NRS 513.108 . The money deposited pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2, and the interest earned thereon, must be distributed to the counties pursuant to NRS 513.108 , except that portion required to pay the cost of administering the provisions of that section. All interest earned on the Account must remain in the Account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0854 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0854
Expenses of unit: Liability of owners is several and limited to amount charged
Status: in_force

The obligation or liability of the lessees or other owners of the oil and gas rights in the several separately owned tracts for the payment of unit expense is at all times several and not joint or collective and in no event is a lessee or other owner of the oil and gas rights in the separately owned tract chargeable with, obligated or liable, directly or indirectly, for more than the amount apportioned, assessed or otherwise charged to his or her interest in such separately owned tract pursuant to the plan of unitization and then only to the extent of the lien provided for in NRS 522.0858 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.130 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.130
“Surety” defined
Status: in_force

“Surety” means, but is not limited to, a trust fund, surety bonds that guarantee performance or payment into a trust fund, letters of credit, insurance, corporate or other guarantees of performance, or any combination of these or other forms of security approved by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and used to ensure that reclamation will be completed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.210 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.210
Transfer of interests of members: Operation and effect
Status: in_force

One of the partners in a mining partnership may convey his or her interest in the mine and business without dissolving the partnership. The purchaser, from the date of the purchase, becomes a member of the partnership.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0868 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0868
Plan approved by Division does not violate statutes prohibiting monopolies
Status: in_force

No agreement or plan for the development and operation of a field or pool of oil or gas as a unit, if approved by the Division for the purpose of conserving oil or gas, violates any of the statutes of this state prohibiting monopolies or acts, arrangements, agreements, contracts, combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade or commerce.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.010 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.010
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 514A.020 and 514A.030 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.005 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.005
“Imminent danger” defined
Status: in_force

“Imminent danger” means the existence of any condition or practice in a mine which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm to any worker if mine operations were to proceed in the affected area or if workers were to enter the affected area before the condition or practice was eliminated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.100 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.100
Witnesses: Attendance and testimony; production of books and records; contempt
Status: in_force

1. The Division may summon witnesses and require the production of records, books and documents for examination at any hearing or investigation conducted by it. No person may be excused from attending and testifying, or from producing books, papers and records before the Division or a court, or from obedience to the subpoena of the Division or a court, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture. This section does not require any person to produce any books, papers or records, or to testify in response to any inquiry not pertinent to some question lawfully before the Division or court for determination. No natural person may be subjected to criminal prosecution or to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which, in spite of the person’s objection, the person may be required to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, before the Division or court, or in obedience to its subpoena, but no person testifying is exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.

2. In case of failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with the subpoena issued by the Division, or in case of the refusal of any witness to testify as to any matter regarding which the witness may be interrogated, any court of record in the State, upon application of the Division, may issue an attachment for that person and compel the person to comply with the subpoena, and to attend before the Division and produce the person’s records, books and documents for examination, and to give his or her testimony. The court may punish for contempt as in the case of disobedience to a like subpoena issued by the court, or for refusal to testify therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.007 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.007
“Science of geology” defined
Status: in_force

“Science of geology” means the:

1. General study of the earth, including its origin, processes and history;

2. Collection and investigation of specimens of the constituent rocks, minerals, fossils, solids, mineralizing fluids, gasses and other materials of the earth that are located from the center of the core of the earth to the surface of the earth; and

3. Application of the knowledge set forth in subsections 1 and 2 for the benefit of the general public and the general welfare of this state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.118 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.118
Applicability; alteration of previous agreement prohibited
Status: in_force

1. The provisions of NRS 522.115 govern the relationship between the parties to an oil and gas lease, or other agreement, concerning the determination and reporting of royalties, overriding royalties, working interests or other nonworking interests from the sale of the production from an oil or gas well located in this state, unless otherwise specifically provided within such a lease or other agreement that has been reduced to writing and executed by all of the affected parties.

2. A division order may not alter or amend the terms of a previously executed oil or gas lease or other written agreement. A division order that purports to alter or amend the terms of such a lease or other agreement is invalid to the extent of the alteration or amendment and the terms of the oil or gas lease or other written agreement govern.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.085 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.085
Distribution of production; distribution in kind under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. The amount of the unit production allocated to each separately owned tract within the unit, and only that amount, regardless of the well or wells in the unit area from which it may be produced and regardless of whether it be more or less than the amount of the production from the well or wells, if any, on any such separately owned tract, must be considered as production from the separately owned tract, and, except as may be otherwise authorized in this chapter, or in the plan of unitization approved by the Division, must be distributed among or the proceeds thereof paid to the several persons entitled to share in the production from the separately owned tract in the same manner, in the same proportions, and upon the same condition that they would have participated and shared in the production or proceeds thereof from such separately owned tract had not the unit been organized, and with the same legal effect.

2. If adequate provisions are made for the receipt thereof, the share of the unit production allocated to each separately owned tract must be delivered in kind to the persons entitled thereto by virtue of ownership of oil and gas rights therein or by purchase from the owners subject to the rights of the unit to withhold and sell it in payment of unit expense pursuant to the plan of unitization, and subject further to the call of the unit on such portions of the gas for operating purposes as may be provided in the plan of unitization.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.250 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.250
Decision of majority is binding
Status: in_force

The decision of the members owning a majority of the shares or interest in a mining partnership binds it in the conduct of its business.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.084 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.084
Plan of unitization: Modification; approval of owners not required in certain circumstances
Status: in_force

The unit area of a unit may be enlarged to include adjoining portions of the same pool, including the unit area of another unit, and a new unit created for the unitized management, operation and further development of the enlarged unit area, or the plan of unitization may be otherwise amended, all in the same manner, upon the same conditions and subject to the same limitations as provided in NRS 522.082 to 522.0878 , inclusive, with respect to the creation of a unit in the first instance, except that where the amendment to the plan of unitization relates only to the rights and obligations as between lessees the requirement that it be signed, ratified and approved by royalty owners of record of not less than 62.5 percent of the unit area does not apply.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.190 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.190
Lien of members on property of partnership
Status: in_force

Each member of a mining partnership has a lien on the partnership property for the debts due the creditors thereof, and for money advanced by the member for its use.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.190 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.190
Notice of location: Filing; evidentiary effect
Status: in_force

A locator of a mining claim or a claim for a mill site or tunnel right may file with the county recorder a notice of location which is prima facie evidence in all courts of justice of the first location of that claim.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.050 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.050
Officers; meetings; quorum; compensation; assignment of staff by Department of Taxation
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall elect one of its members as Chair and another as Vice Chair, who shall serve for a term of 1 year or until their successors are elected and qualified.

2. The Commission shall meet at least once each calendar quarter and may meet at other times on the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.

3. A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Commission.

4. While engaged in the business of the Commission, each member of the Commission is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

5. The Executive Director of the Department of Taxation shall assign employees of the Department to provide such technical, clerical and operational assistance to the Commission as the functions and operations of the Commission may require.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.170 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.170
Annual inspection and investigation of mines by Administrator or designee
Status: in_force

At least once a year and at such other times as required the Administrator, or the Administrator’s designee, shall visit each mining county in this state and thoroughly inspect and investigate all such mines therein as, in the Administrator’s judgment, may require inspection and investigation for the purposes of:

1. Determining whether there has been compliance with health and safety regulations or standards adopted or notices or orders issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;

2. Determining whether an imminent danger exists;

3. Determining the cause or causes of accidents, bodily injuries, loss of lives or occupational illnesses which have occurred in such mines;

4. Determining if there are dangerous conditions or practices with respect to the condition or manner of use of equipment, machinery or apparatus; and

5. Obtaining such other information for any other purpose as the Administrator may deem advisable.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.083 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.083
Order for compulsory unitization: Limitations on area of pool to be included in plan
Status: in_force

1. The order of the Division must define the area of the pool or portion thereof to be included within the unit area and prescribe with reasonable detail the plan of unitization applicable thereto.

2. Each unit and unit area must be limited to all or a portion of a single pool. Only so much of a pool as has been defined and determined to be productive of oil and gas by actual drilling operations may be so included within the unit area. A unit may be created to embrace less than the whole of a pool only where it is shown by the evidence that the area to be so included within the unit area is of such size and shape as may be reasonably required for the successful and efficient conduct of the unitized method of operation for which the unit is created, and that the conduct thereof will have no material adverse effect upon the remainder of the pool.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.110 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.110
Review of certain regulations required before becoming effective; reports of findings and recommendations
Status: in_force

A permanent regulation adopted by the:

1. Nevada Tax Commission, pursuant to NRS 360.090 , concerning any taxation related to the extraction of any mineral in this State, including, without limitation, the taxation of the net proceeds pursuant to chapter 362 of NRS and Section 5 of Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution ;

2. Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry for mine health and safety pursuant to NRS 512.131 ;

3. Commission on Mineral Resources pursuant to NRS 513.063 , 513.094 or 519A.290 ; and

4. State Environmental Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 ,

is not effective unless it is reviewed by the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission before it is approved pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS by the Legislative Commission or the Subcommittee to Review Regulations appointed pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 233B.067 . After conducting its review of the regulation, the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission shall provide a report of its findings and recommendations regarding the regulation to the Legislative Counsel for submission to the Legislative Commission or the Subcommittee to Review Regulations, as appropriate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.010 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.010
Person entitled to locate; requirements for location
Status: in_force

Any person who is a citizen of the United States, or who has legally declared his or her intention to become a citizen of the United States, who discovers a vein or lode may locate a lode mining claim thereon by:

1. Defining the boundaries of the claim in the manner and within the time prescribed by NRS 517.030 ;

2. Erecting or constructing at the point of the discovery a monument of the size and character of any of the several monuments prescribed in NRS 517.030 ; and

3. Posting in or upon the monument of location a notice of the location, which must contain: (a) The name of the claim. (b) The name of the locator and the locator’s mailing address. (c) The date of location. (d) The number of linear feet claimed in the length along the course of the vein, each way from the point of discovery, with the width claimed on each side of the center of the vein and the general course of the lode or vein, as near as may be.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0834 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0834
Order for compulsory unitization: Consent of certain percentage of owners required; hearings; revocation of order
Status: in_force

1. No order of the Division creating a unit and prescribing the plan of unitization applicable thereto becomes effective unless: (a) The plan of unitization has been signed or in writing ratified, or approved by the lessees of record of not less than 62.5 percent of the unit area affected thereby and by the owners of record or not less than 62.5 percent (exclusive of royalty interests owned by lessees or by subsidiaries of any lessee) of the normal one-eighth landowners' royalty interest in and to the unit area; and (b) The Division has made a finding either in the order creating the unit or in a supplemental order that the plan of unitization has been so signed, ratified or approved by lessees and royalty owners owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area.

2. Where the plan of unitization has not been so signed, ratified or approved by the lessees and royalty owners owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area at the time the order creating the unit is made, the Division shall, upon petition and notice, hold such additional and supplemental hearings as may be requested or required to determine if and when the plan of unitization has been so signed, ratified or approved by lessees and royalty owners owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area and shall, in respect to the hearing, make and enter a finding of its determination in that regard. If lessees and royalty owners, or either, owning the required percentage interest in and to the unit area have not so signed, ratified or approved the plan of unitization within a period of 6 months after the date on which the order creating the unit is made, the order creating the unit ceases to be of further effect and must be revoked by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.070 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.070
Unlawful to change value of ore, substitute ore or issue false bill of sale or certificate of purchase; penalty
Status: in_force

Any person, corporation or association, or the agent of any person, corporation or association, engaged in the milling, smelting, sampling, concentrating, reducing, shipping or purchasing of ores in this state, who shall in any manner knowingly alter or change the true value of any ores delivered to the person, corporation, association or agent so as to deprive the seller of the correct value of the same, or who shall substitute other ores for those delivered to the person, corporation, association or agent, or who shall issue any bill of sale, or certificate of purchase, that does not exactly and truthfully state the actual weight, assay value, and total amount paid for any lot or lots of ore purchased, or who, by any secret understanding or agreement with another shall issue a bill of sale or certificate of purchase that does not correctly and truthfully set forth the weight, assay value and total amount paid for any lot or lots of ore purchased by the person, corporation, association or agent, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.140 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.140
Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency
Status: in_force

1. Within 90 days after the date of his or her location, the locator of a claim or location of a mill site shall record his or her location with the county recorder of the county in which the location is situated, by duplicate certificates of location.

2. When the locator records his or her certificates of location the locator shall file two copies of a map not to exceed 3 feet by 4 feet and pay the filing fees which comply with the requirements set forth in NRS 517.040 and 517.050 .

3. Any record of a location of a mill site which does not contain the name of the locator, the name of the mine or mining claim of which the locator is the proprietor, or the name of the mill or reduction works of which the locator is the owner, the number of feet or acres claimed, and a description which identifies the claim with reasonable certainty is void.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.151 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.151
Duties: Educational and training programs; technical assistance to operators; collection of information and statistics; acceptance and administration of grants
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator shall: (a) Develop and conduct programs for the education and training of operators and workers in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of accidents or unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in mines which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; (b) To the greatest extent possible, provide technical assistance to operators in meeting the requirements of this chapter and in further improving the health and safety conditions and practices in mines which are subject to the provisions of this chapter; and (c) Collect information and statistics relative to mines, mining and the minerals industry of the State.

2. The Administrator may accept and administer grants and other money received from any private or public source, including the Federal Government, for the purposes of administering the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.195 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.195
Separate notices and certificates of location; effect of combining locations in notice or certificate
Status: in_force

1. A locator shall: (a) Post a separate notice of location; and (b) Record a separate certificate of location, for each location of a lode or placer claim or of a claim for a mill site or tunnel right.

2. Where a notice or certificate of location includes more than one location, it is void as to all locations except the first described in the notice or certificate. If the descriptions are combined so that it cannot be determined from the notice or certificate which location is described first, the notice or certificate is void as to all of the locations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.002 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.002
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 512.003 to 512.009 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in such sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.180 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.180
Permit required
Status: in_force

A person shall not engage in an exploration project without a valid permit for that purpose issued by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.131 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.131
Regulations: Adoption; copies to be furnished to operators and representatives of workers
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator shall adopt regulations for mine health and safety as necessary to provide safe and healthful working conditions at mines. The regulations must provide protection that is at least equal to the protection provided by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq., as amended. The Administrator may consider the following sources in adopting the regulations: (a) Common practices of the mining industry; (b) The American National Standards Institute; (c) The American Society of Mechanical Engineers; (d) The American Society for Testing and Materials International; (e) Applicable provisions contained in the Code of Federal Regulations; (f) The National Fire Protection Association, including, without limitation, the National Electrical Code; (g) Any national consensus standard; and (h) Any safety order legally adopted by the Administrator.

2. The Administrator shall forward a copy of each regulation adopted under this section to the operator of each mine and to the representative of the workers, if any, at the mine. Failure to receive a copy of the regulation does not relieve anyone of the obligation to comply with it.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.115 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.115
Respective rights; information to be reported with remittance; liability for failure to report information
Status: in_force

1. For purposes of determining the respective rights of the lessor and lessee and the owners of a royalty interest, overriding royalty interest and any other nonworking interest in the money earned from an oil and gas lease or other agreement concerning the sale of the production from an oil or gas well located in this state: (a) The lessee is liable for all of the costs of production, which must be deducted from the working interest. (b) The lessor's interest, the mineral owner's royalty interest and the overriding royalty interest must not be decreased by the costs of production. (c) The following information must be reported with each remittance, unless otherwise reported each month, to the owner of an interest: (1) The name or number used to identify the lease, property or well; (2) The month and year during which any sale occurred for which payment is being made; (3) The total number of barrels of oil or thousands of cubic feet of gas sold; (4) The price per barrel of oil or the price per thousand cubic feet of gas; (5) The total amount of state taxes on the net proceeds of minerals, taxes ad valorem and other taxes on the production from an oil or gas well, if the payment of those taxes reduces the amount paid to the owner of an interest; (6) An itemized list of any other deductions or adjustments that reduce the amount paid to the owner of an interest; (7) The net value of total sales after deductions or adjustments that reduce the amount paid to the owner of an interest; (8) The percentage share of the owner of an interest in the sales of the production from the oil or gas well, lease or property as expressed by a decimal number; (9) The share of the total value attributed to the owner of an interest in the sales of the production from the oil or gas well, lease or property before any deductions or adjustments and after any deductions or adjustments; and (10) A name and an address where the owner of an interest may receive clarification of the information reported pursuant to this paragraph and additional information concerning the owner’s interest. If information is requested by certified mail, an answer must be mailed by certified mail within 30 days after receipt of the request.

2. Any person who fails to report information pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 is liable to the affected owner of an interest, except for the working interest, in the amount of $100 for each violation and $100 for each month that elapses thereafter until the information is provided.

3. As used in this section, the term “costs of production” means all costs incurred for the exploration and development of, primary or enhanced recovery of oil or gas from, and operations associated with the abandonment of, an oil or gas well, including costs associated with the: (a) Acquisition of an oil and gas lease; (b) Drilling and completion of the well; (c) Pumping or lifting, recycling, gathering, compressing, pressurizing, heater treating, dehydrating, separating and storing of oil or gas; and (d) Transporting of oil to storage tanks, or gas into the pipeline for delivery. The term does not include the reasonable and actual direct costs associated with transporting oil from storage tanks to the market, gas from the point of entry into the pipeline to the market or the processing of gas in a processing plant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.110 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.110
Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency
Status: in_force

1. When the locator files his or her maps pursuant to NRS 517.100 , the locator shall present to the county recorder for recording, together with the usual recording fees, duplicate certificates of location which state: (a) The name of the claim, designating it as a placer claim. (b) The name of the locator and the locator’s mailing address. (c) The date of location. (d) The number of feet or acres claimed.

2. This certificate, or the record thereof, or a certified copy of the record is prima facie evidence of the recitals therein.

3. If the certificate does not state all the facts required by this section to be stated, it is void.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.120 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.120
Penalties
Status: in_force

1. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order of the Division is subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each act of violation and for each day that the violation continues, unless the penalty for the violation is otherwise provided for and made exclusive in this chapter.

2. If any person, for the purpose of evading this chapter, or any regulation or order of the Division, makes or causes to be made any false entry in any record, account or memorandum required by this chapter, or by any such regulation or order, or omits or causes to be omitted, from any such record, account or memorandum, full, true and correct entries as required by this chapter, or by any such regulation or order, or removes from this state or destroys, mutilates, alters or falsifies any such record, account or memorandum, that person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. Any person knowingly aiding or abetting any other person in the violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order of the Division is subject to the same penalty as that prescribed by this chapter for the violation by the other person.

4. The penalties provided in this section are recoverable by suit filed by the Attorney General in the name and on behalf of the Division in the district court of the county in which the defendant resides or in which any defendant resides, if there is more than one defendant, or in the district court of any county in which the violation occurred. The payment of any such penalty does not operate to relieve a person on whom the penalty is imposed from liability to any other person for damages arising out of the violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.080 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.080
“Mining operation” defined
Status: in_force

“Mining operation” means all activities conducted in this state by a person on or beneath the surface of land for the purpose of, or in connection with, the development or extraction of any mineral. The term does not include an aggregate or sand pit or a small mining operation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.113 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.113
Payment of money derived from sale of production; liability for violation; applicability
Status: in_force

1. The owner, lessee, operator or other person who is liable for payment of the money derived from the sale of the production from an oil or gas well located in this state shall: (a) Pay the money directly to each person identified as being legally entitled thereto not later than: (1) Six months after the first day of the month following the date of the first sale of the production, and thereafter not later than 60 days after the end of the month within which subsequent production is sold; or (2) Twelve months after the first day of the month following the date of the first sale of the production, and every 12 months thereafter, if the amount owed is $25 or less. (b) If unable to pay timely any portion of the money because of inability to locate a person entitled to receive the money or for any other reason, deposit the unpaid portion of the money in an escrow account in a bank, credit union, savings and loan institution or savings bank in Nevada, using a standard escrow document form approved by the Attorney General of Nevada. The bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank must be federally insured or insured by a private insurer approved pursuant to NRS 672.755 . The deposit must earn interest at the highest rate being offered by that institution for similar deposits. The escrow agent may commingle money so received into escrow from any one source. The escrow agent shall pay the appropriate amount of principal and accrued interest from such an account to a person legally entitled thereto within 30 days after the date of receipt by the escrow agent of a final legal determination of entitlement thereto. Applicable escrow fees must be deducted from the payment.

2. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is liable to each person legally entitled thereto for the unpaid amounts of money, together with interest at the rate of 18 percent per annum on the unpaid balance from the date the payment was due pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1.

3. This section does not apply to payments from an owner, lessee, operator or other person who is liable for payment of the money derived from the sale of the production from an oil or gas well located in this state to a person identified as being legally entitled to such a payment if those persons have agreed in writing to some other period of payment for the first payment or for subsequent payments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.190 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.190
Interstate Oil Compact Commission: State representation
Status: in_force

1. The Governor shall be the official representative of the State of Nevada on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission provided for in the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas and shall exercise and perform for the State all of the powers and duties as a member of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission.

2. The Governor shall have the authority to appoint an assistant representative who shall act in the Governor’s stead as the official representative of the State as a member of the Commission. The Governor’s official representative, if not already a state official, shall take the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution and file the same with the Secretary of State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.053 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.053
Meetings; quorum; minutes, audio recordings and transcripts
Status: in_force

1. The Commission shall meet at such times and at such places as is specified by the call of the Chair or a majority of the Commission, but a meeting of the Commission must be held at least once every 4 months. In case of emergency, special meetings may be called by the Chair or by the Administrator.

2. Four members of the Commission constitute a quorum for transacting the business of the Commission.

3. The minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of each meeting of the Commission must be filed with the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.080 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.080
Relocation of abandoned lode claim
Status: in_force

1. The relocation of an abandoned lode claim must be made by preparing two copies of a map of the claim as provided by NRS 517.040 , and erecting new boundaries or adopting the old boundaries by renewing the monuments if they have been removed or destroyed. In either case, a new monument of location must be erected.

2. Two copies of the claim map must be filed with duplicate certificates of location with the county recorder of the county in which the claim is situated, accompanied by a filing fee as prescribed in NRS 517.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.094 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.094
Imposition of additional fee for certain filings required by chapter 517 of NRS; Administrator required to establish program to discover dangerous conditions at nonoperating mines; employment of qualified assistant; regulations
Status: in_force

1. An additional fee, in an amount established pursuant to subsection 4, is imposed upon all filings to which NRS 517.185 applies. Each county recorder shall collect and pay over the additional fee, and the additional fee must be deposited in the same manner as provided in that section.

2. The Administrator shall, within the limits of the money provided by this fee, establish a program to discover dangerous conditions that result from mining practices which took place at a mine that is no longer operating, identify if feasible the owner or other person responsible for the condition, and rank the conditions found in descending order of danger. The Administrator shall annually during the month of January, or more often if the danger discovered warrants, inform each board of county commissioners concerning the dangerous conditions found in the respective counties, including their degree of danger relative to one another and to those conditions found in the State as a whole. In addition, the Administrator shall work to educate the public to recognize and avoid those hazards resulting from mining practices which took place at a mine that is no longer operating.

3. To carry out this program and these duties, the Administrator shall employ a qualified assistant, who must be in the unclassified service of the State and whose position is in addition to the unclassified positions otherwise authorized in the Division by statute.

4. The Commission shall establish by regulation: (a) The fee required pursuant to subsection 1, in an amount not to exceed $4 per claim. (b) Standards for determining the conditions created by the abandonment of a former mine or its associated works that constitute a danger to persons or animals and for determining the relative degree of danger. A condition whose existence violates a federal or state statute or regulation intended to protect public health or safety is a danger because of that violation. (c) Standards for abating the kinds of dangers usually found, including, but not limited to, standards for excluding persons and animals from dangerous open excavations.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.010 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.010
Possessors of mining claims deemed lawful owners of ores therefrom
Status: in_force

Any person, copartnership, association or corporation in the actual and peaceable possession of any mining claim, under claim or color of title, and engaged in the mining, shipment and treatment, or sale of ores therefrom, shall, as to all persons purchasing such ore or ores in good faith and without notice as provided in NRS 519.030 of the title or claim of title or ownership of any other person, copartnership, association or corporation thereto, be deemed to be the lawful owner or owners of such ore or ores.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.050 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.050
Cooperation of state departments
Status: in_force

All departments of the State Government shall render full cooperation to the Bureau of Mines and Geology in the acquisition and compilation of all data required by NRS 514.040 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.050 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.050
Application for issuance of permit or for change in terms of existing permit; fees established by regulation; deposit of fees
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not drill or operate an oil or gas well unless he or she first obtains a permit from the Division pursuant to this section.

2. Every person desiring to drill and operate an oil or gas well or requesting a change in the terms of an existing permit to drill and operate an oil or gas well must: (a) Submit an application for a permit or for a request to change the terms of an existing permit, as applicable, to the Division on the form prescribed by the Division; and (b) Pay the applicable fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 3.

3. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall prescribe by regulation the fees for a permit to drill and operate an oil or gas well and for a request to change the terms of an existing permit. The amount of each fee prescribed by the Commission may include the reasonable administrative costs of the Division relating to the filing and examination of applications for such permits or for requests for changes in the terms of such existing permits, as applicable, but the amount of the fee must not exceed: (a) For a permit to drill and operate an oil or gas well that is not intended to be hydraulically fractured, $2,000. (b) For a permit to drill and operate an oil or gas well that is intended to be hydraulically fractured, $5,000. (c) For a request to change the terms of an existing permit to drill and operate an oil or gas well, $400.

4. The Division shall, as soon as practicable after receiving the proper application and fee, issue to the person a permit or change the terms of an existing permit, as applicable, unless the drilling or operation of the well is prohibited by any law or regulation or order of the Division.

5. The Division shall deposit with the State Treasurer, for credit to the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS 513.103 , all money received pursuant to subsection 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.210 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.210
Application for permit: Contents; fee; conditions; bond; grounds for denial; issuance
Status: in_force

1. A person who desires to engage in a mining operation must: (a) File with the Division, upon a form approved by it, an application for a permit for each location at which the person will conduct operations. The application must include: (1) The name and address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation or other business entity: (I) The name and address of each person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity; and (II) The name and address of the registered agent of the corporation or business entity for service of process; (2) A completed checklist developed by the Division pursuant to NRS 519A.220 ; (3) An affidavit stating whether or not the applicant and, if applicable, each person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity is in good standing with all agencies of other states and federal agencies in relation to the reclamation of mining operations outside of this State; and (4) Any other information required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 . (b) Pay to the Division the application fee established in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 . (c) Agree in writing to assume responsibility for the reclamation of any land damaged as a result of the mining operation. (d) File with the Division a bond or other surety in a form and amount required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 . (e) File with the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources a copy of the plan for reclamation which is filed with the application pursuant to paragraph (a), on the same day the application is filed with the Division.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, the Division shall not issue a permit to engage in a mining operation pursuant to this section to an applicant if: (a) The applicant has defaulted on any obligation relating to reclamation pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, by forfeiting a surety or failing to pay the full costs of reclamation or any penalty assessed pursuant to NRS 519A.280 ; (b) For an applicant who is a corporation or other business entity, any person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity has or previously had a controlling interest in another corporation or business entity that defaulted on any obligation relating to reclamation pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, by forfeiting a surety or failing to pay the full costs of reclamation or any penalty assessed pursuant to NRS 519A.280 ; or (c) The applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation or other business entity, a person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity is not in good standing with an agency of another state or a federal agency in relation to the reclamation of a mining operation outside of this State.

3. The Division may issue a permit to engage in a mining operation pursuant to this section to an applicant described in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2 if the applicant: (a) Pays to the Division the full amount of the defaulted obligation described in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2, as applicable, or provides evidence of satisfaction of that defaulted obligation; and (b) Demonstrates to the Division that any conditions which led to the default have been remedied and that such conditions no longer exist.

4. The Division may issue a permit to engage in a mining operation pursuant to this section to an applicant described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2 if the applicant demonstrates to the Division that the applicant or person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity has remedied all issues related to the reclamation of the mining operation outside of this State and becomes in good standing with all agencies of the other state and federal agencies in relation to the reclamation of the mining operation.

5. As used in this section, “ person who has a controlling interest ” means: (a) The president, secretary, treasurer or equivalent thereof of the corporation or business entity; (b) A partner, director or trustee of the corporation or business entity; or (c) A person who, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct the management or determine the policy of the corporation or business entity resulting from, without limitation, his or her ownership of voting stock in the corporation or business entity, a contract or any other circumstance. The term does not include a person designated to act as a proxy, including, without limitation, an agent, bank, broker, nominee or custodian, for one or more persons who own voting stock unless the proxy otherwise has the power to direct the management or determine the policy of the corporation or business entity.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.190 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.190
Action by Administrator when inspection reveals dangerous conditions or violations; notice or order prima facie evidence of culpable negligence of operator
Status: in_force

1. Whenever, as the result of the inspection of any mine, the Administrator finds that an imminent danger exists in the mine or with respect to the condition or manner of use of equipment, machinery or apparatus, the Administrator shall thereupon issue an order: (a) Requiring the operator to cause all persons except those referred to in subsection 5, to be withdrawn immediately from and prohibited from entering the area where such danger exists until the Administrator determines that such imminent danger no longer exists. (b) Prohibiting such equipment, machinery or apparatus to be used or operated until the Administrator determines that such imminent danger no longer exists.

2. If, upon any inspection of a mine, the Administrator finds that there has been a violation of any health or safety regulation or standard adopted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, but the violation has not created an imminent danger, the Administrator shall issue a notice to the operator fixing a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation. If the Administrator subsequently finds: (a) Upon the expiration of the period of time as originally fixed or extended for the abatement of the violation, that the violation has not been totally abated and that the period of time should not be further extended; or (b) Another violation of any health or safety regulation or standard caused by failure of an operator to prevent the occurrence of such violation due to indifference, lack of diligence or lack of reasonable care, during the same inspection or any subsequent inspection within 90 days after the issuance of the notice, the Administrator shall forthwith issue an order requiring the operator to cause all persons in the area affected by such violation, except those persons referred to in subsection 5, to be withdrawn from and prohibited from entering the area until the Administrator determines that such violation has been abated.

3. If the Administrator finds a violation of a health and safety regulation or standard within 30 days following the abatement of a violation which resulted in the issuance of a withdrawal order under paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the Administrator shall forthwith issue an order requiring the operator to cause all persons in the area affected by such violation, except those persons referred to in subsection 5, to be withdrawn from and prohibited from entering the area until the Administrator determines that such violation has been abated.

4. If, as a result of any investigation of any accident occurring in a mine or as a result of any other investigation or tests performed by the Administrator, the Administrator has reason to believe that any equipment, machinery or apparatus will cause an accident, the Administrator may, by order, prohibit the use or operation in any mine of such equipment, machinery or apparatus until he or she determines that such equipment, machinery or apparatus has been repaired, modified, reconditioned or altered in a manner that an accident will thereafter be avoided.

5. The following persons are not required to be withdrawn from, or prohibited from entering, any area of the mine subject to a withdrawal order issued under this section: (a) Any person whose presence in the area is necessary, in the judgment of the operator or the Administrator, to eliminate the condition described in the order; (b) Any public official whose official duties require him or her to enter the area; and (c) Any consultant to any of the foregoing.

6. A notice or order issued under this section is prima facie evidence of the culpable negligence of an operator in a criminal or civil proceeding at law against such operator for loss of life or bodily injury sustained because of the operator's failure or refusal to comply with the requirements stated in the notice or order.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.029 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.029
“Oil” defined
Status: in_force

“Oil” includes:

1. The crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons regardless of gravity which are produced at the wellhead in liquid form; and

2. The liquid hydrocarbon known as distillate or condensate recovered or extracted from gas, other than gas produced in association with oil and commonly known as casing-head gas.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.110 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.110
Failure, refusal or neglect of assayer or purchaser not to operate as excuse or defense
Status: in_force

If any assayer, person, partnership, association or corporation shall fail, refuse or neglect to make the inquiries or secure the information necessary to the making of the proper entries in the book as provided in NRS 519.080 , or shall so negligently and imperfectly make such entry or entries that the nature, character or value of the ore or other property therein mentioned, or the assayer, partnership, person, association or corporation delivering the same or receiving the proceeds thereof cannot be ascertained, identified or determined, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to keep such book or books, or shall willfully lose or mislay or willfully or knowingly permit to be lost or mislaid the book or books, so that the same cannot be produced for inspection as provided in NRS 519.090 , such failure, refusal or neglect shall not excuse, protect or operate as a defense to any such assayer, partnership, association or corporation as defendant or defendants in any action or prosecution brought or instituted under the provisions of NRS 519.080 to 519.110 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.090 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.090
Requirements for location
Status: in_force

1. The location of a placer claim shall be made in the following manner: (a) By posting thereon, upon a monument meeting the requirements of NRS 517.030 , erected at any point along the north boundary, a notice of location containing: (1) The name of the claim; (2) The name of the locator or locators, together with the post office address of such locator or locators; (3) The date of location; and (4) The number of feet or acres claimed; and (b) By marking the boundaries and the location point in the same manner and by the same means as required by the laws of this state for marking the boundaries of lode claim locations.

2. Where the United States survey has been extended over the land embraced in the location, the claim may be taken by legal subdivisions, and, except the marking of the location point as prescribed in subsection 1, no other markings than those of such survey shall be required.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.020 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.020
“Chair” defined
Status: in_force

“ Chair ” means the Chair of the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.082 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.082
“Unit production” defined
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 522.082 to 522.0878 , inclusive, “unit production” includes all oil and gas produced from a unit area from and after the effective date of the order of the Division creating the unit regardless of the well or tract within the unit area from which it is produced.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.260 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.260
Formation of partnership under chapter 87, 87A or 88 of NRS
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in NRS 520.160 to 520.250 , inclusive, prevents persons described in NRS 520.160 from forming a partnership under chapter 87, 87A or 88 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.170 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.170
Recording of certificate of location; filing of map; effect of insufficiency
Status: in_force

1. Within 90 days from the date of the location, the locator of a tunnel right or location shall record his or her location with the county recorder of the county in which the location is situated.

2. When the locator records his or her certificate of location the locator shall file two copies of a map that complies with the requirements set forth in NRS 517.040 .

3. Any record of a tunnel right or location which does not contain all the requirements named in this section is void.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.020 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.020
Determination of minority owner's proportion of money expended or assumed indebtedness
Status: in_force

The proportion of money expended or indebtedness assumed by such corporation or association, and for the payment of which such joint tenant, tenant in common or coparcener is made liable under the provisions of NRS 520.010 to 520.070 , inclusive, shall be deemed such an amount of money or indebtedness as bears the same proportion to the whole amount of money expended or indebtedness assumed as the interest in the mining claim owned or claimed by such joint tenant, tenant in common or coparcener bears to the whole of the mining claim.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.195 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.195
Notices and orders: Contents; distribution of copies; notification to Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor required under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Notices and orders issued pursuant to this chapter: (a) Must contain a detailed description of the conditions or practices which cause and constitute a situation of imminent danger or a violation of any health or safety regulation or standard and, where appropriate, a description of the area of the mine from which persons, equipment, machinery or apparatus must be withdrawn and prohibited from entering, and a description of the equipment, machinery or apparatus prohibited from being used or operated. (b) Must be in writing and signed by the Administrator and given promptly to the operator of the affected mine. (c) May be modified, vacated or terminated by the Administrator.

2. The Administrator shall furnish immediately a copy of any notice or order issued pursuant to this chapter to the operator and to a representative of the workers, if any, at the affected mine.

3. If an order is issued pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 512.190 and the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor did not participate in the inspection on which that order is based, the Administrator shall notify the Mine Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor that the order has been issued.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.140 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.140
Duties of Division
Status: in_force

The Division shall:

1. Administer and enforce the provisions of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive, and the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160 .

2. Employ persons who are experienced and qualified in the area of reclamation.

3. Enter into a memorandum of understanding with the United States Bureau of Land Management and the United States Forest Service concerning the adoption by those agencies of plans of reclamation that: (a) Apply to mining operations or exploration projects that are conducted on a site which includes public land administered by a federal agency and privately owned land; and (b) Substantially provide for the reclamation and security required by this chapter.

4. Develop and offer to operators on a regular basis educational workshops that include and emphasize reclamation training and techniques suitable for small exploration projects and mining operations.

5. Offer advice and technical assistance to operators.

6. Approve, reject or impose conditions upon the approval of any plan for reclamation for an exploration project or mining operation.

7. Provide the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources with a copy of any conditions imposed upon an approved plan and the security required, on the same day that information is sent to the operator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.300 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.300
Unlawful acts; penalties
Status: in_force

1. A person who willfully antedates or puts any false date or date other than the one on which the location is made upon any notice of location of any mining claim in this state is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .

2. A person who willfully and knowingly makes a false material statement on the certificate of location or on any map required by this chapter is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.020 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.020
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 519A.030 to 519A.130 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.043 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.043
Officers
Status: in_force

1. The members of the Commission shall select a Chair from among their number who shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission.

2. The Administrator shall serve as Secretary of the Commission and shall keep the minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of its proceedings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.030 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.030
Appointment of Director; employment of assistants and employees; compensation and removal
Status: in_force

1. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall appoint as Director a competent scientist or engineer, to be known as the Director of the Bureau of Mines and Geology, who must be a: (a) Graduate of a recognized college or university with a degree in some branch of earth science or mineral engineering; and (b) Professional geologist with expertise in the science of geology.

2. Upon the Director's nomination, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall employ such assistants and employees as the Board deems necessary.

3. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada may also determine the compensation of all persons employed by the Bureau of Mines and Geology and may remove them at will.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.003 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.003
“Accident” defined
Status: in_force

“Accident” means any unplanned event which caused or could have caused death or bodily injury or which endangered or could have endangered human life and includes any mine fire, mine explosion, mine ignition, unplanned initiation of explosives, entrapment or falls of ground or inundation by water, dust or gas.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.025 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.025
Composition
Status: in_force

The Commission consists of:

1. The members of the Commission appointed pursuant to NRS 513.023 ; and

2. The Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514A.080 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514A / Section 514A.080
Administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas
Status: in_force

1. In conducting the investigations and hearings of the Commission: (a) The Chair or any member designated by the Chair may administer oaths. (b) The Chair may cause the deposition of witnesses, residing either within or outside of the State, to be taken in the manner prescribed by rule of court for taking depositions in civil actions in the district courts. (c) The Chair may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers.

2. If any witness refuses to attend or testify or produce any books and papers as required by the subpoena, the Chair may report to the district court by petition, setting forth that: (a) Due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers; (b) The witness has been subpoenaed by the Commission pursuant to this section; and (c) The witness has failed or refused to attend or produce the books and papers required by the subpoena before the Commission which is named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to the witness, and asking for an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce the books and papers before the Commission.

3. Upon such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not more than 10 days after the date of the order, and to show cause why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the books or papers before the Commission. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the witness.

4. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the Commission, the court shall enter an order that the witness appear before the Commission at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce the required books or papers. Failure to obey the order constitutes contempt of court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0295 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0295
“Operator” defined
Status: in_force

“Operator” means a person engaged in the business of drilling wells capable of producing oil or gas.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.380 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.380
Validity of previous conveyances of mining claims or locations by minors more than 18 years of age
Status: in_force

In all cases in this state since July 1, 1867, where minors over the age of 18 years have sold interests acquired by them in mining claims or locations within this state, by virtue of their having located such claims, or having been located therein by others, and have executed deeds purporting to convey such interests, such deeds, if otherwise sufficient in law, shall be held valid and sufficient to convey such interest fully and completely, notwithstanding the minority of the grantor, and without any power or right of subsequent revocation. This section does not apply to cases where any fraud was practiced upon such minor, or any undue or improper advantage was taken by the purchaser or any other person to induce such minor to execute such deed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.410 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.410
Permission to explore and develop claim; limitations
Status: in_force

1. Upon receipt of an affidavit and petition as required by NRS 517.390 , the board of county commissioners, by an order appearing in its minutes, may give such petitioner permission to enter upon any such claim or claims and explore the same for valuable minerals for a period of 6 months without any charge therefor.

2. No ore or valuable mineral, in excess of 500 pounds, shall be removed from any mining claim or claims until title thereto shall have been acquired by the petitioner as provided in NRS 517.420 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.080 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.080
Records of assayers and purchasers: Contents
Status: in_force

Every assayer, person, partnership, association or corporation engaged in the business, or who or which may hereafter be engaged, directly, indirectly or occasionally in the business, or who or which, being engaged in other business, shall at any time assay, mill, sample, reduce, ship, transport, buy, purchase, trade in, barter, concentrate, smelt, refine or sell metalliferous-bearing ores, free gold, gold dust, gold amalgam, gold nuggets, gold specimens, gold bullion, free silver, silver nuggets, silver bullion, lead or lead bullion, copper or copper bullion, shall keep and preserve a book of records thereof, in which shall be entered at the times they shall occur the following entries, with the dates thereof:

1. The name of the assayer, person, persons, partnership, association or corporation on whose behalf such ore, free gold, gold dust, gold amalgam, gold nuggets, gold specimens, gold bullion, free silver, silver nuggets, silver bullion, lead, lead bullion, copper or copper bullion is delivered, or purchased, or sampled, or transported, or sold, or reduced, or smelted, or milled, as the case may be.

2. The weight or quantity thereof, and a short description of each and every lot or consignment thereof.

3. The name or names of the teamster or teamsters, packer or packers, or other person or persons actually delivering or transferring the same, and each and every portion of the same, and the name or names of the owner or owners of the team, pack train, railway or express company, automobile or other conveyance used or employed in and for such delivery.

4. The name and location of the mine, mining claim, mining location, or other premises from which the same has been or purports to have been extracted, mined or procured, and if the products or property consists of concentrates, amalgam, bullion concentrates, free gold or free silver, there shall also be recorded the name and location of the mill, concentrator, refinery or smelter which milled or purported to have milled, reduced, concentrated, smelted or refined the same, and for whom such milling, reducing, refining, concentration or smelting was done.

5. The date of the receipt thereof, and whether received by purchase, barter, trade or gift, or for treatment, concentration, reduction, sampling, refining, assay, transportation, sale, exchange or otherwise.

6. Whenever the assayer, person, partnership, association or corporation receiving any property hereinabove specifically designated shall become the owner thereof by purchase, barter, trade or exchange, there shall also be recorded in the book a statement showing the amount and terms of such purchase, barter, trade or exchange.

7. Whenever the assayer, person, partnership, association, or corporation receiving any property herein specifically designated shall as agent, factor, broker or in any other capacity sell, barter, trade or exchange the same for and in behalf of the owner or reputed owner thereof, there shall also be recorded in the book the date, names of the persons, the amount and character of the property sold or disposed of, and the amount of such transaction.

8. The interest, if any, of the delivering person, partnership, association or corporation in the property or any part thereof hereinabove specifically designated, whether as owner, lessee, pledgee, superintendent, foreman or workman in the mine, mining claim, mining location, premises, mill, concentrator, sampler, refiner or smelting works from which the same was or purports to have been mined or treated.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.120 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.120
Authority regarding employees and representatives
Status: in_force

The Administrator may:

1. Employ necessary clerks, technicians, specialists, engineers or consultants.

2. Authorize representatives to perform all duties required of the Administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.120 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.120
“Small mining operation” defined
Status: in_force

“Small mining operation” means a person who disturbs less than 5 acres of land in any calendar year. To determine the area of the surface disturbed, all land disturbed and left unreclaimed by an operator within a 1-mile radius of the center of the project must be considered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.087 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.087
Implied covenants unaffected
Status: in_force

NRS 522.082 to 522.0878 , inclusive, and any plan of unitization do not increase or decrease the implied covenants of a lease in respect to a common source of supply or lands not included within the unit area of a unit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.020 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.020
Purchasers in good faith deemed owners of ores
Status: in_force

Any person who, or copartnership, association or corporation which, shall in good faith and in the usual course of business and without notice, as provided in NRS 519.030 , purchase and obtain delivery of any ore or ores from any person, copartnership, association or corporation in possession of the mines, mining claim or claims from which such ore or ores shall have been mined and extracted, shall be deemed the owner or owners of such ores except as provided in NRS 519.010 to 519.050 , inclusive. The person, copartnership, association or corporation deemed to be the owner or owners of the ore or ores shall not be liable to, or subject to, any action at law or in equity for the recovery of the same or the value thereof by any person, copartnership, association or corporation who or which may thereafter be adjudged to be the owner or owners of such mine, mines, mining claim or claims.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.073 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.073
Encouragement of exploration; collection and dissemination of educational information; maintenance of register of operations; record of annual production; administration of chapter 522 of NRS and regulations of Commission
Status: in_force

The Division shall:

1. Encourage and assist in the exploration for and the production of oil, gas, geothermal energy and minerals within this State.

2. Collect and disseminate throughout the State information calculated to educate persons engaged in those enterprises and benefit those enterprises in this State, and any information pertaining to any program administered by the Division.

3. Maintain a register of all mining operations and operations for the production of oil, gas and geothermal energy in this State.

4. Record annually the production of each registered mining operation and operation for the production of oil, gas and geothermal energy in this State.

5. Administer the provisions of chapter 522 of NRS .

6. Administer any regulations adopted by the Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.002 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.002
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 514.005 and 514.007 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.130 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.130
Injunctive relief
Status: in_force

1. Whenever it appears that any person is violating or threatening to violate any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order of the Division, the Division shall bring suit against that person in the district court of any county where the violation occurs or is threatened to restrain the person from continuing the violation or from carrying out the threat of violation. Upon the filing of any such suit, summons issued to the person may be directed to the sheriff of any county in this state for service by the sheriff or the sheriff’s deputies. In any such suit, the court may grant to the Division, without bond or other undertaking, such prohibitory and mandatory injunctions as the facts may warrant.

2. If the Division fails to bring suit to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order of the Division, within 10 days after receipt of written request to do so by any person who is or will be adversely affected by the violation, the person making the request may bring suit in his or her own behalf to restrain the violation or threatened violation in any court in which the Division might have brought suit. If, in the suit, the court should hold that injunctive relief should be granted, then the Division must be made a party and must be substituted for the person who brought the suit, and the injunction must be issued as if the Division had at all times been the plaintiff.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.040 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.040
Duties of Bureau
Status: in_force

The Bureau of Mines and Geology shall:

1. Serve as a bureau of information and exchange on Nevada mineral industry, mineral resources and geology.

2. By questionnaire, field investigations, laboratory studies or otherwise, conduct a thorough survey of the mineral resources and geology of the State.

3. Apply geologic engineering principles to problems of conservation, environment, construction, mineral industry and other scientific matters that may be of importance to the welfare of the State.

4. Make studies of mineral materials to determine the most economical and practical methods of concentrating and processing these resources and to promote their conservation.

5. Collect, in collaboration with the Mackay School of Mines, a library and bibliography of all literature pertaining to Nevada mineral industry, geology and mineral resources.

6. Collect, in collaboration with the Mackay School of Mines, typical geological and mineralogical specimens and models, drawings and descriptions of appliances used in the mineral industry and earth science. Collections of these materials may be maintained and displayed elsewhere within or without the State.

7. Provide for the dissemination of information on the mineral industry, geology and mineral resources of the State through lectures and publications.

8. Consult with, advise and assist state and local governmental agencies on geological problems of importance to the citizens of Nevada.

9. Consider such other kindred scientific and economic questions as in the judgment of the Board of Regents shall be deemed of value to the people of the State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.150 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.150
Payment of expenses for affiliation with Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; submission of monthly production report and payment of administrative fee by producers; establishment of administrative fee by regulation
Status: in_force

1. Any expenses in connection with Nevada's affiliation with the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission must be paid from the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS 513.103 .

2. For the purpose of paying the expenses of the Division, each producer of oil or natural gas in this state shall, on or before the last day of each month, report to the Division and the State Treasurer the producer's production in this state of oil in barrels and of natural gas in thousands of cubic feet during the immediately preceding month, and shall pay to the Division, concurrently with the submission of the report, a fee in an amount established pursuant to subsection 3 on each barrel of oil and each 50,000 cubic feet of natural gas produced and marketed by the producer during the immediately preceding month. The Division shall deposit with the State Treasurer, for credit to the Account for the Division of Minerals, all money received pursuant to this subsection. Each person purchasing such oil or natural gas is liable for the payment of the fee for each barrel of oil or each 50,000 cubic feet of natural gas, unless the fee has been paid by the producer.

3. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall, by regulation, establish the administrative fee required pursuant to subsection 2 in an amount not to exceed 30 cents for each barrel of oil or each 50,000 cubic feet of natural gas.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.400 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.400
Determination of amount of taxes, penalties and costs
Status: in_force

After March 7, 1947, the amount or sum for which a patented mine or mining claim became the property of the county is hereby defined to mean 1 year's taxes, plus penalties and costs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.060 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.060
Establishment of drilling units for pools
Status: in_force

1. For the prevention of waste, to protect and enforce the correlative rights of lessees in a pool, and to avoid the augmentation and accumulation of risks arising from the drilling of an excessive number of wells, or the reduced recovery which might result from too small a number of wells, the Division shall, after a hearing, establish a drilling unit or units for each pool. The establishment of a unit for gas must be limited to the production of gas.

2. Each well permitted on a drilling unit must be drilled under such regulations and in accordance with such a spacing pattern as the Division prescribes for the pool in which the well is located. Exceptions to the regulations and spacing pattern may be granted where it is shown, after notice and hearing, that the unit is partly outside the pool, or for some other reason a well so located on the unit would be nonproductive, or topographical conditions are such as to make the drilling at such a location unduly burdensome. If an exception is granted, the Division shall offset any advantage which the person securing the exception may have over other producers and shall prevent or minimize drainage from developed units to the tract to which the exception is granted. The producer of the well drilled as an exception must be allowed to produce no more than a just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool.

3. When two or more separately owned tracts of land are within an established drilling unit, persons owning the drilling rights therein and the right to share in the production therefrom may agree to pool their interests and develop their lands as a drilling unit. If those persons do not agree to pool their interests, the Division may, for the prevention of waste, for the protection of correlative rights, or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, enter an order pooling and integrating their interests for the development of their lands as a drilling unit. Orders effectuating such pooling must be made after notice and hearing, and must be upon terms and conditions which will afford to the owner of each tract the opportunity to recover or receive the owner’s just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool without unnecessary expense. Operations incident to the drilling of a well upon any portion of a unit covered by a pooling order shall be deemed for all purposes to be the conduct of the operation upon each separately owned tract in the unit by the several lessees thereof. The portion of the production allocated to the lessee of each tract included in a drilling unit formed by a pooling order shall, when produced, be considered as if it had been produced from the tract by a well drilled thereon.

4. If the pooling is effectuated, the cost of development and operation of the pooled unit chargeable by the operator to the other interested lessees is limited to the actual and reasonable expenditures required for that purpose, including a reasonable charge for supervision. As to lessees who refuse to agree upon pooling, the order must provide for reimbursement for 300 percent of the costs chargeable to each lessee out of, and only out of, production from the unit belonging to the lessee. In the event of a dispute relative to those costs, the Division shall, upon notice to all interested parties and hearing thereon, determine the proper costs. Appeals may be taken from the determination as from any other order of the Division. If one or more of the lessees drill and operate, or pay the expense of drilling and operating, the well for the benefit of others, then in addition to any other right conferred by the pooling order, the lessee or lessees so drilling or operating have a lien on the share of production from the unit accruing to the interest of each of the other lessees for the payment of his or her proportionate share of the expenses. All the oil and gas subject to the lien, or so much thereof as is necessary, must be marketed and sold by the creditor, and the proceeds applied in payment of the expenses secured by the lien, with the balance, if any, payable to the debtor.

5. The Division shall, in all instances where a unit has been formed out of lands or areas of more than one ownership, require the operator, upon request of a lessee, but subject to the right of the operator to market production and collect the proceeds with respect to a lessee in default, as provided in subsection 4, to deliver to the lessee or the lessee’s assigns his or her proportionate share of the production from the well common to the drilling unit. The lessee receiving his or her share shall provide at the lessee’s own expense proper receptacles for the receipt and storage thereof.

6. If the persons owning the drilling or other rights in separate tracts embraced within a drilling unit fail to agree upon the pooling of the tracts and the drilling of a well on the unit, and if the Division is without authority to require pooling as provided by this section, then subject to all other applicable provisions of this chapter, the lessee of each tract embraced within the drilling unit may drill on the lessee’s tract, but the allowable production from the tract is such a proportion of the allowable production for the full drilling unit as the area of the separately owned tract bears to the full drilling unit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.090 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.090
“Operator” defined
Status: in_force

“Operator” means any person who owns, controls or manages an exploration project or a mining operation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.160 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.160
Regulations of Commission
Status: in_force

The Commission shall adopt regulations:

1. Establishing reasonable fees, based on the actual cost of administration and enforcement, to be charged by the Division for an application for and the issuance of a permit, the rates of which must be set to differentiate between mining operations located on federal land and those operations on state or private land;

2. Consistent with regulations adopted by the United States Bureau of Land Management that are contained in Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations and that do not conflict with any provision of this chapter or any other regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section;

3. Setting forth the information required in relation to the mining operation and maps of the area for inclusion in the checklist developed pursuant to NRS 519A.220 ;

4. Providing for the holding of reclamation performance bonds or other surety by the State and conditions governing the release and forfeiture of those bonds or other surety;

5. Providing for a schedule within which reclamation must be completed;

6. Establishing a schedule of civil penalties for the violation of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive;

7. Providing for informational filings related to reclamation by small mining operations; and

8. Necessary to enable the Division to carry out the provisions of NRS 519A.010 to 519A.280 , inclusive, and the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.250 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.250
Operator required to provide Division of Minerals copy of filing of plan of operation or amended plan submitted to federal agency; fee; refund for reduction of acres disturbed; biennial report by Division of Minerals; regulations
Status: in_force

1. An operator who is required by federal law to file a plan of operation or an amended plan of operation with the United States Bureau of Land Management or the United States Forest Service for operations relating to mining or exploration on public land administered by a federal agency, shall, not later than 30 days after the approval of the plan or amended plan, provide the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources with a copy of the filing and pay to the Division of Minerals a fee in an amount established pursuant to subsection 5 for each acre or part of an acre of land to be disturbed by mining included in the plan or incremental acres to be disturbed pursuant to an amended plan.

2. The Division of Minerals shall adopt by regulation a method of refunding a portion of the fee required by this section if a plan of operation is amended to reduce the number of acres or part of an acre to be disturbed pursuant to the amended plan. The refund must be based on the reduced number of acres or part of an acre to be disturbed.

3. All money received by the Division of Minerals pursuant to subsection 1 must be accounted for separately and used by the Division of Minerals to create and administer programs for: (a) The abatement of hazardous conditions existing at abandoned mine sites which have been identified and ranked pursuant to the degree of hazard established by regulations adopted by the Division of Minerals; and (b) The education of the members of the general public concerning the dangers of the hazardous conditions described in paragraph (a). All interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting applicable charges, must be deposited in the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS 513.103 .

4. On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Division of Minerals shall file a report with the Governor and the Legislature describing its activities, total revenues and expenditures pursuant to this section.

5. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall, by regulation, establish the fee required pursuant to subsection 1 in an amount not to exceed $30 per acre.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.100 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.100
“Reclamation” defined
Status: in_force

“Reclamation” means actions performed during or after an exploration project or mining operation to shape, stabilize, revegetate or otherwise treat the land in order to return it to a safe, stable condition consistent with the establishment of a productive postmining use of the land and the abandonment of a facility in a manner which ensures the public safety, as well as the encouragement of techniques which minimize the adverse visual effects.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 513.075 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 513 / Section 513.075
Suggested forms for required documents; regulations to ensure conformance in preparation of certain maps
Status: in_force

The Division shall:

1. Prescribe a suggested form for each certificate or other document required to be recorded to locate or maintain a mining claim, mill site or tunnel right.

2. Adopt regulations to ensure that all maps established and maintained pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 517.040 and subsection 2 of NRS 517.100 are prepared in a similar manner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.119 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.119
Development of program; regulations
Status: in_force

1. The Division of Minerals and the Division of Environmental Protection shall, jointly, develop a hydraulic fracturing program to: (a) Assess the effects of hydraulic fracturing on the waters of the State of Nevada; (b) Require a person who engages in hydraulic fracturing to disclose each chemical used to engage in hydraulic fracturing; and (c) Provide for notice to members of the general public concerning activities relating to hydraulic fracturing in this state.

2. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall adopt regulations to implement the hydraulic fracturing program required by subsection 1.

3. As used in this section, “ Division of Environmental Protection ” means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.040 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.040
Liability of claimant for failure to institute action after service of notice
Status: in_force

If any person, copartnership, association or corporation claiming title to or right of possession of such mine, mines, mining claim, claims or premises, not having before then brought action, shall serve a notice upon any purchaser or purchasers or intending purchaser or purchasers of ore or ores, as provided in NRS 519.030 , and shall fail or neglect to institute an action as required in NRS 519.030 , such notice shall be deemed to have been waived, and the person or persons serving such notice shall be liable to the persons injured thereby in double damages including costs and reasonable attorney fees, and such purchaser or purchasers or intending purchaser or purchasers shall not be bound by anything therein contained.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.070 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.070
“Exploration project” defined
Status: in_force

“Exploration project” means all activities conducted in this state by a person on or beneath the surface of land for the purpose of, or in connection with, determining the presence, location, extent, depth or grade of any mineral, which affects the surface. The term does not include a small exploration project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.028 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.028
“Lessee” defined
Status: in_force

“Lessee” means the person entitled under an oil and gas lease to drill and operate wells.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.090 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.090
Office
Status: in_force

The Administrator is entitled to be provided with a properly furnished office in Carson City, Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.005 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.005
“Professional geologist” defined
Status: in_force

“Professional geologist” means a person who:

1. Possesses a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university with at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in the science of geology and has at least 5 years of experience in the science of geology, which may include no more than 2 years of postgraduate course work in the science of geology;

2. Has at least 12 years of experience in the science of geology, at least 3 years of which must have been completed under the supervision of a professional geologist; or

3. Is currently licensed or certified as a professional geologist: (a) In another state; or (b) By a national nonprofit geological organization with members in at least 10 states who are licensed or certified,

if the requirements for his or her current licensure or certification included requirements at least equal to those set forth in either subsection 1 or 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.050 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.050
Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency
Status: in_force

1. When the locator files his or her map pursuant to NRS 517.040 , the locator shall present to the county recorder for recording, together with the usual recording fees, duplicate certificates of location which contain: (a) The name of the lode or vein. (b) The name of the locator and the locator’s mailing address. (c) The date of the location. (d) The number of linear feet claimed in length along the course of the vein each way from the point of discovery with the width on each side of the center of the vein, and the general course of the lode or vein as near as may be. (e) A statement that the work of location consisted of making the maps as provided in NRS 517.040 . (f) The location and description of each corner, with the markings thereon.

2. Any record of the location of a lode claim which does not contain all the requirements named in this section recorded on or after July 1, 1971, is void, and every location of a mining claim recorded on or after July 1, 1971, is void unless a certificate of location thereof substantially complying with the above requirements is recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the claim is located within 90 days after the date of location.

3. This section does not invalidate a record of location of a mining claim which was validly located and recorded before July 1, 1971.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 512.270 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 512 / Section 512.270
Prohibited acts; separate offenses
Status: in_force

1. Any operator who: (a) Violates, fails or refuses to comply with any health or safety regulation or standard adopted by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; (b) Interferes with, hinders or delays the Administrator in carrying out the duties required under this chapter; (c) Refuses admission to the Administrator upon or through any mine which is subject to the provisions of this chapter or to render assistance; (d) Refuses to permit the Administrator to inspect or investigate any mine which is subject to the provisions of this chapter, or of any accident, bodily injury, fatality or occupational illness occurring at or connected with the mine; (e) Refuses to furnish to the Administrator any information or report requested by the Administrator pursuant to this chapter; (f) Knowingly makes any false statement or representation, or fails to make any statement or representation in any record, report or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter; (g) Refuses to permit the Administrator to inspect or investigate any equipment, machinery, apparatus, tools or other property with respect to its condition or manner of use at any mine subject to the provisions of this chapter; (h) Fails to maintain any information or report required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter; or (i) Violates or fails or refuses to comply with an order of withdrawal issued pursuant to NRS 512.190 , is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

2. Each separate provision not complied with and each day after conviction of failure to comply with any standard or provision or this chapter is a separate offense and punished accordingly.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.0275 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0275
“Hydraulic fracturing” and “hydraulically fractured” defined
Status: in_force

“ Hydraulic fracturing ” or “ hydraulically fractured ” means the process of pumping a fluid into or under the surface of the ground to create fractures in the rock to facilitate the production or recovery of oil or gas.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 520.160 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 520 / Section 520.160
Requisites generally
Status: in_force

A mining partnership exists when two or more persons who own or acquire a mining claim for the purpose of working it and extracting the mineral therefrom actually engage in working the claim.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.180 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.180
Extension of expiration date of Compact; reentry of State after withdrawal
Status: in_force

1. The Governor is authorized and empowered, for and in the name of the State of Nevada, to execute agreements for the further extension of the expiration date of the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, and to determine if and when it shall be to the best interest of the State of Nevada to withdraw from the Compact following a notice of 60 days as provided by its terms.

2. In the event of withdrawal, the Governor or any succeeding Governor may thereafter, in the Governor’s discretion, effect the reentry of the State into the Compact as herein provided.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 514.070 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 514 / Section 514.070
Reports: Distribution and sale
Status: in_force

1. The Board of Regents shall cause to be prepared before September 1 of each even-numbered year a report covering the biennium ending June 30 of such year, showing the progress and condition of the Bureau of Mines and Geology, together with such other information as the Board may deem necessary or useful, or as the Board may require.

2. The regular and special reports of the Bureau of Mines and Geology shall be printed as the Board of Regents may direct, and the reports may be distributed or sold by the Board as the interest of the State or science may demand. All moneys obtained by the sale of such reports shall be retained by the Bureau of Mines and Geology to be used for costs of printing and distribution as the Board of Regents may direct.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.035 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.035
“Pool” defined
Status: in_force

“Pool” means an underground reservoir containing, or appearing to contain, a common accumulation of oil or gas. Each zone of a general structure which is completely separated from any other zone in the structure is included in the term “pool.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.210 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.210
Survey of location; evidentiary effect of survey and surveyor’s certificate
Status: in_force

Where a locator, or a locator’s assigns, has the boundaries and corners of his or her claim established by a United States Mineral Surveyor, or a licensed surveyor of this state, and his or her claim connected with a corner of the public or minor surveys of an established initial point, and incorporates into the record of the claim the field notes of the survey, and attaches to and files with the certificate of location a certificate of the surveyor setting forth:

1. That the survey was actually made by the surveyor, giving the date thereof;

2. The name of the claim surveyed and the location thereof; and

3. That the description incorporated in the declaratory statement is sufficient to identify,

the survey and certificate become a part of the record, and the record is prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 517.450 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 517 / Section 517.450
Sale of mine or claim not subject to prospecting permit: Affidavit and petition
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a patented mine or mining claim has been, for a year or more, the property of a county through operation of the revenue laws of this state and no prospecting permit granted under the provisions of NRS 517.410 or 517.430 is in force with respect to the mine or claim, any citizen of the United States may file with the board of county commissioners of the county an affidavit and petition to have the mine or claim advertised for sale to the highest bidder.

2. The affidavit and petition must state: (a) That the petitioner is a citizen of the United States. (b) That for the past year or more there has belonged to the county, as shown by the official records thereof, a patented mine or mining claim, sufficiently identifying it, which has become the property of the county through operation of the revenue laws of this state. (c) That no prospecting permit granted under the provisions of NRS 517.410 or 517.430 is in force with respect to the mine or claim. (d) The amount of the tax, penalties and costs, if any, for which the mine or claim became the property of the county.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519A.240 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519A / Section 519A.240
Effect of compliance with federal plan of operations
Status: in_force

If a mining operation or exploration project is conducted on land administered by a federal agency, an approved federal plan of operations and a surety that are consistent with the requirements of this chapter supersede the requirements for a permit and bond or other surety otherwise required by this chapter. If the mining operation or exploration project is conducted on a site which includes both public land and privately owned land, compliance with the federal plan suffices if that plan substantially provides for the reclamation and bond or other surety required by this chapter. Nothing in this section affects the requirement for a permit set forth in NRS 519A.180 or 519A.200 or the required payment of fees set forth in NRS 519A.160 or 519A.260 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.090 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.090
Examination of books of assayer and purchaser upon affidavit of theft or other unlawful taking
Status: in_force

1. Whenever an affidavit shall be made by any person before any justice of the peace or district judge that any ore, free gold, gold dust, gold amalgam, gold nuggets, gold specimens, gold bullion, free silver, silver nuggets, silver bullion, lead, lead bullion, copper or copper bullion has been stolen or unlawfully taken from the person, or from any copartnership, association or corporation in which the person is interested or in which the person is an officer or agent, stating as near as may be the character, amount and value thereof, such person by himself, herself, or his or her attorneys, or both, upon presentation of such affidavit, or a copy thereof duly certified as such by the officer before whom the same is verified, shall have access to such book or books of any and every assayer, person, partnership, association or corporation required to keep the same by the provisions of NRS 519.080 , and may freely and without hindrance or interference, read and examine all entries which may have been made therein during a period of 60 days next preceding the date of such affidavit.

2. The examination provided for in this section may be made by the person making such affidavit, or the partnership, association or corporation in whose behalf the same is made, only if such person or partnership, association or corporation shall at the time thereof have a present ownership or interest in the assay office, mine, claim, premises, mill, smelter, concentrator, refinery or establishment from which such ores, free gold, gold dust, gold amalgam, gold specimens, gold bullion, silver, silver nuggets, silver bullion, lead, lead bullion, copper or copper bullion has been stolen or unlawfully taken or alleged to have been stolen or unlawfully taken.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 519.130 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 519 / Section 519.130
Statement required in certain documents containing results of assay; penalties; enforcement
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, every person or firm engaged in the business of assaying within this state shall, in each report or other document containing the results of an assay conducted by the person or firm which is created or produced for a commercial purpose, provide in the report or document a statement, prominently displayed and in bold type, which reads substantially as follows: The results of this assay were based solely upon the content of the sample submitted. Any decision to invest should be made only after the potential investment value of the claim or deposit has been determined based on the results of assays of multiple samples of geologic materials collected by the prospective investor or by a qualified person selected by the prospective investor and based on an evaluation of all engineering data which is available concerning any proposed project.

2. Any person or firm who knowingly violates the provisions of subsection 1 is: (a) For the first violation, guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) For a second or subsequent violation, guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. The right to enforce the provisions of this section vests exclusively in the Attorney General.

4. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person who is required to file an annual statement pursuant to the provisions of NRS 362.110 .

5. As used in this section, “ business of assaying ” means a business that determines the elemental composition of samples of geologic materials for a fee or other valuable consideration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 522.025 — NV Code / Title 46 / Chapter 522 / Section 522.025
“Field” defined
Status: in_force

“Field” means the general area which is underlain or appears to be underlain by at least one pool and includes the underground reservoir or reservoirs containing oil or gas.