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MN Stat § 93.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.44 — Declaration Of Policy.

93.44 DECLARATION OF POLICY. In recognition of the effects of mining upon the environment, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to provide for the reclamation of certain lands hereafter subjected to the mining of metallic minerals or peat where such reclamation is necessary, both in the interest of the general welfare and as an exercise of the police power of the state, to control possible adverse environmental effects of mining, to preserve the natural resources, and to encourage the planning of future land utilization, while at the same time promoting the orderly development of mining, the encouragement of good mining practices, and the recognition and identification of the beneficial aspects of mining. History:  1969 c 774 s 1; 1983 c 270 s 1
MN Stat § 93.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.45 — Iron Range Trail.

93.45 IRON RANGE TRAIL. Subdivision 1. Establishment. In recognition of the unique combination of cultural, geological, industrial, historical, recreational, and scenic characteristics of Minnesota's iron ranges, an "Iron Range Trail" is hereby established on the Vermilion, Mesabi, and Cuyuna iron ranges and at related points on Lake Superior. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish, develop, and maintain the trail, and related places of interest under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control, for the purposes specified in this subdivision. The trail need not be continuous between or within ranges and related points, but shall be developed as a coordinated unit and for multiple use. The commissioner, in cooperation with other state agencies, local governments, and private organizations and individuals shall mark and, where necessary, interpret places of cultural, geological, industrial, historical, recreational, and scenic interest. In cooperation with state and local road authorities, local governments, and private organizations and individuals, the commissioner also shall mark access, where available, to these places of interest from public roads and highways. Subd. 2. Commissioner's powers; contract terms. The commissioner may acquire by gift or purchase necessary trail easements and related interest in and across lands not under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control. The commissioner also may enter into contracts, leases, or other agreements with the operator or the owner of active or inactive mine areas and with the person having the right of possession thereof for the use and development of these areas for Iron Range Trail purposes. The commissioner may develop, maintain, and operate such areas or may enter into contracts with third parties for the development, maintenance, or operation of the areas. If the commissioner enters into such a contract with a third party, the contract shall provide that the operator, owner and any person entitled to possession or control of the area shall be held harmless and indemnified by the third party from and against any and all claims for injuries or damage to person or property, from such use or development. Nothing in this section prohibits a person from asserting any claim for alleged damages brought pursuant to section 3.732 or 3.736. History:  1969 c 774 s 2; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1980 c 509 s 23; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 9; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 93.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.46 — Definitions.

93.46 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. For the purposes of sections 93.46 to 93.51, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given to them. Subd. 2. Mining area. "Mining area" or "area subjected to mining" means any area of land from which material is hereafter removed in connection with the production or extraction of metallic minerals or peat, the lands upon which material from such mining is hereafter deposited, the lands upon which beneficiating plants and auxiliary facilities are hereafter located, the lands upon which the water reservoirs used in the mining process are hereafter located, and auxiliary lands which are hereafter used or intended to be used in a particular mining operation. Subd. 3. Mine waste. "Mine waste" means any material, including but not limited to surface overburden, rock, lean ore, or tailings which in the process of mining and beneficiation has been removed from the earth and stored elsewhere on the surface. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1973 c 526 s 8] Subd. 5. Department. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. Subd. 6. Operator. "Operator" means any owner or lessee of mineral rights or peat rights engaged in or preparing to engage in mining operations with respect thereto. Subd. 7. Person. "Person" includes firms, partnerships, corporations, and other groups. Subd. 8. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources. Subd. 9. Lean ore stockpile removal. "Lean ore stockpile removal" means the mining and processing of low-grade mineralized material from stockpiles for the purpose of extracting iron. Subd. 10. Scram mining. "Scram mining" means a mining operation that produces natural iron ore, natural iron ore concentrates, or taconite ore as described in section 93.20, subdivisions 12 to 18, from previously developed stockpiles, tailing basins, underground mine workings, or open pits and that involves no more than 80 acres of land not previously affected by mining, or more than 80 acres of land not previously affected by mining if the operator can demonstrate that impacts would be substantially the same as other scram operations. "Land not previously affected by mining" means land upon which mine wastes have not been deposited and land from which materials have not been removed in connection with the production or extraction of metallic minerals. History:  1969 c 774 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1973 c 526 s 1; 1983 c 270 s 2,3; 1993 c 113 art 4 s 1; 2013 c 114 art 4 s 62
MN Stat § 93.461 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.461 — Peat Included In Mine Land Reclamation.

93.461 PEAT INCLUDED IN MINE LAND RECLAMATION. Sections 93.46 to 93.51 apply to peat in the same manner as to metallic minerals, to the greatest extent practicable, with the following exceptions: (1) For the purposes of sections 93.46 to 93.51, "peat mining" means the removal of peat for commercial purposes, including activities associated with the removal. "Peat mining" does not include removal of peat which is incidental to the harvesting of an agricultural or horticultural crop, or to mining of a metallic mineral that is subject to a mine land reclamation rule and a permit to mine. (2) No permit to mine peat is required under section 93.481 until 180 days after the effective date of rules promulgated to regulate peat mining and reclamation. The rules shall be adopted by July 1, 1985. (3) No permit is required for a peat mining operation of 40 acres or less, unless the commissioner determines that there is potential for significant environmental effects which may result from the peat mining operation. A person intending to engage in or carry on a peat mining operation of 40 acres or less, if the intended operation involves removal of more than 1,000 tons of air-dried peat per year, shall notify the commissioner in writing before beginning any mining, specifying the legal description of the tract to be mined and the mining methods to be used. Within 20 days after receipt of written notice of intent to mine such a tract, or after receiving additional information requested, the commissioner shall notify the person of the decision to require, or not to require, a permit. History:  1983 c 270 s 4; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 93.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.48 — Variance.

93.48 VARIANCE. The commissioner may, upon application by the landowner or mine operator, modify or permit variance from the established rules adopted hereunder if it is determined that such modification or variance is consistent with the general welfare. History:  1969 c 774 s 5; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 93.482 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.482 — Reclamation Fees.

93.482 RECLAMATION FEES. Subdivision 1. Annual permit to mine fee. (a) The commissioner shall charge every person holding a permit to mine an annual permit fee. The fee is payable to the commissioner by June 30 of each year, beginning in 2009. (b) The annual permit to mine fee for a taconite mining operation is $60,000 if the operation had production within the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which payment is due and $30,000 if there was no production within the immediately preceding calendar year. (c) The annual permit to mine fee for a nonferrous metallic minerals mining operation is $75,000 if the operation had production within the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which payment is due and $37,500 if there was no production within the immediately preceding calendar year. (d) The annual permit to mine fee for a scram mining operation is $5,000 if the operation had production within the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which payment is due and $2,500 if there was no production within the immediately preceding calendar year. (e) The annual permit to mine fee for a peat mining operation is $1,000 if the operation had production within the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which payment is due and $500 if there was no production within the immediately preceding calendar year. Subd. 2. Supplemental application fee for taconite and nonferrous metallic minerals mining operation. (a) In addition to the application fee specified in section 93.481, the commissioner shall assess a person submitting an application for a permit to mine for a taconite or a nonferrous metallic minerals mining operation the reasonable costs for reviewing the application and preparing the permit to mine. For nonferrous metallic minerals mining, the commissioner shall assess reasonable costs for monitoring construction of the mining facilities. (b) The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of the supplemental application fee under this subdivision. The estimate must include a brief description of the tasks to be performed and the estimated cost of each task. The application fee under section 93.481 must be subtracted from the estimate of costs to determine the supplemental application fee. (c) The applicant and the commissioner shall enter into a written agreement to cover the estimated costs to be incurred by the commissioner. (d) The commissioner shall not issue the permit to mine until the applicant has paid all fees in full. Upon completion of construction of a nonferrous metallic minerals facility, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance of the monitoring fee revenue. Subd. 3.  [Never effective, 2009 c 88 art 12 s 23] History:   2009 c 37 art 1 s 31
MN Stat § 93.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.49 — Financial Assurance Of Operator.

93.49 FINANCIAL ASSURANCE OF OPERATOR. The commissioner shall require a bond or other security or other financial assurance satisfactory to the commissioner from an operator. The commissioner shall review annually the extent of each operator's financial assurance under this section. History:  1969 c 774 s 6; 1973 c 526 s 6; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1990 c 427 s 2
MN Stat § 93.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.50 — Appeal.

93.50 APPEAL. Any person aggrieved by any final order, ruling, or decision of the commissioner may obtain judicial review of such order, ruling, or decision under sections 14.63 to 14.69. History:  1969 c 774 s 7; 1982 c 424 s 130; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 59
MN Stat § 93.51 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.51 — Penalties For Violation.

93.51 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION. Subdivision 1. Civil penalty. If any person fails to comply with any provision of sections 93.44 to 93.51, or any rules promulgated pursuant to these sections, or any permit condition required by these sections or the rules, for a period of 15 days after notice of such failure, or the expiration of time for corrective action as provided for in section 93.481, subdivision 4, such person shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each and every day of the continuance of such failure. The commissioner may assess and collect any such penalty. Subd. 2. Criminal penalty; injunctive relief. Any person who knowingly and willfully violates or refuses to comply with any rule, decision, order or ruling of the commissioner shall upon conviction be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general may institute a civil action in a district court of the state for a restraining order or injunction or other appropriate remedy to prevent or preclude a violation of the terms and conditions of any rules promulgated hereunder. The district court of the state of Minnesota in which district the mining operation affected is conducted shall have jurisdiction to issue such order or injunction or to provide other appropriate remedies. History:  1969 c 774 s 8; 1973 c 526 s 7; 1985 c 248 s 70
MN Stat § 93.515 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.515 — Oil And Gas Wells; Rules Relating To Spacing, Pooling, And Unitization.

93.515 OIL AND GAS WELLS; RULES RELATING TO SPACING, POOLING, AND UNITIZATION. The commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules under chapter 14 relating to: (1) spacing of oil and gas wells to regulate the density of drilling to prevent unnecessary draining of the reservoir and to prevent economic waste of products from wells; (2) pooling, which is the combining of tracts and mineral interests to form a drilling or spacing unit; and (3) unitization, which is the acquisition of the legal right to operate a whole reservoir as though all tracts overlying the reservoir were under a single lease. History:   1993 c 113 art 4 s 4
MN Stat § 93.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.52 — Ownership Of Severed Mineral Interests.

93.52 OWNERSHIP OF SEVERED MINERAL INTERESTS. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of sections 93.52 to 93.58 is to identify and clarify the obscure and divided ownership condition of severed mineral interests in this state. Because the ownership condition of many severed mineral interests is becoming more obscure and further fractionalized with the passage of time, the development of mineral interests in this state is often impaired. Therefore, it is in the public interest and serves a public purpose to identify and clarify these interests. Subd. 2. Verified statement filing requirement. Except as provided in subdivision 3, from and after January 1, 1970, every owner of a fee simple interest in minerals, hereafter referred to as a mineral interest, in lands in this state, which interest is owned separately from the fee title to the surface of the property upon or beneath which the mineral interest exists, shall record in the office of the county recorder or, if registered property, in the office of the registrar of titles in the county where the mineral interest is located a verified statement, in triplicate, citing sections 93.52 to 93.58 and setting forth the owner's address, interest in the minerals, and both (1) the legal description of the property upon or beneath which the interest exists, and (2) the book and page number or the document number, in the records of the county recorder or registrar of titles, of the instrument by which the mineral interest is created or acquired. No statement may be recorded which contains mineral interests from more than one government section unless the instrument by which the mineral interest is created or acquired includes mineral interests from more than one government section. The county recorder and registrar of titles shall file with the county auditor a copy of each document so recorded within 60 days after recording in the office of county recorder or registrar of titles. Subd. 3. Exemptions. Sections 93.52 to 93.58 do not apply to the following owners of mineral interests: the United States of America, the state of Minnesota, and any American Indian tribe or band owning reservation lands in this state. History:  1969 c 829 s 1; 1973 c 650 art 20 s 5; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 4 s 20
MN Stat § 93.551 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.551 — Validation Of Certain Statements; Correction Of Certain Errors.

93.551 VALIDATION OF CERTAIN STATEMENTS; CORRECTION OF CERTAIN ERRORS. A statement of severed mineral interests which was recorded within the time limits specified by section 93.55 is validly and timely recorded even if the interest claimed by the owner does not correctly set forth the whole or fractional interest actually owned; the statement erroneously contained interests from more than one government section; the statement was not properly verified; or the interest, if registered property, was erroneously recorded with the county recorder, or, if the interest was not registered property, was recorded with the registrar of titles. The owner may record an amendment or supplement to the original statement for the purpose of correcting any or all of the errors described in this section. History:  1979 c 303 art 10 s 2; 2005 c 4 s 25
MN Stat § 93.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.58 — Publication Of Act.

93.58 PUBLICATION OF ACT. Sections 93.52 to 93.58, as amended or repealed by Laws 1973, chapter 650, article 20, together with the other sections of Laws 1973, chapter 650, article 20, shall be published once during the first week of each month in a legal newspaper in each county in the months of October, November, and December of the year 1973 by the commissioner of natural resources at county expense. Sections 93.52 to 93.58 also shall be published by the commissioner of natural resources at least once in 1973 in two publications related to mining activities which have nationwide circulation. Failure to publish as herein provided shall not affect the validity of sections 93.52 to 93.58 or the other sections of Laws 1973, chapter 650, article 20. History:  1969 c 829 s 7; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1973 c 650 art 20 s 7
MN Stat § 93.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 93 — Mineral Lands|Section 93.61 — Drill Core Library Access.

93.61 DRILL CORE LIBRARY ACCESS. Consistent with section 13.03, subdivision 3, a person shall not be required to pay a fee to access exploration data, exploration drill core data, mineral evaluation data, and mining data stored in the drill core library located in Hibbing, Minnesota, and managed by the commissioner of natural resources. The library shall be open during regular business hours. History:   2013 c 114 art 4 s 64
MN Stat § 94.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 94 — State Lands|Section 94.09 — Sale And Disposition Of Surplus State-owned Land.

94.09 SALE AND DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS STATE-OWNED LAND. Subdivision 1. Applicability. All tracts or lots of real property belonging to the state and under the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be disposed of according to sections 94.09 to 94.16, unless otherwise provided by law. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 2004 c 262 art 1 s 41] Subd. 3. Notice to agencies; determination of surplus. The commissioner of natural resources shall send written notice to the Departments of Administration and Transportation, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Office of School Trust Lands, the legal or land departments of the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, and any other state department or agency that requests to receive notices describing any lands or tracts that may be declared surplus. If a recipient of the notice desires custody of the lands or tracts, the recipient must submit a written request to the commissioner no later than four calendar weeks after mailing of the notice setting forth in detail the reasons for desiring to acquire and the intended use of the land or tract. The commissioner shall then determine whether any of the lands so requested should be declared surplus and offered for sale or otherwise disposed of by transferring custodial control to other requesting state departments or agencies or to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for educational purposes, provided however that transfer to the Board of Regents is not determinative of tax exemption or immunity. If the commissioner determines that any of the lands are no longer needed for state purposes, the commissioner shall make findings of fact, describe the lands, declare the lands to be surplus state land, and state the reasons for the sale or disposition of the lands. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 2004 c 262 art 1 s 41] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 2004 c 262 art 1 s 41] Subd. 6.  [Repealed, 2004 c 262 art 1 s 41] History:  (6442) 1909 c 452 s 1; 1957 c 861 s 3; 1969 c 897 s 1; 1974 c 260 s 4; 1974 c 406 s 62; 1975 c 81 s 5; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 81; 1994 c 632 art 2 s 22; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 32,33; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 4 s 3
MN Stat § 94.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 94 — State Lands|Section 94.101 — Valuation Of Bond-financed Property.

94.101 VALUATION OF BOND-FINANCED PROPERTY. Notwithstanding the valuation provisions of sections 16A.695, subdivision 3, and 94.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for the sale of state bond-financed property administered by the commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner may determine the value of such property based on the data specified in section 84.0272, subdivision 3, provided that the value of the property is $50,000 or less. History:   2016 c 154 s 5
MN Stat § 94.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals|Chapter 94 — State Lands|Section 94.11 — Terms Of Payment.

94.11 TERMS OF PAYMENT. Terms of payment for lands sold by the commissioner of natural resources before July 1, 2004, are the same as those provided for state public lands by section 92.06, subdivision 1. For lands sold by the commissioner of natural resources on or after July 1, 2004, the terms of payment are the same as those provided for state public lands by section 92.06, subdivision 1a. History:  (6444) 1909 c 452 s 3; 1969 c 897 s 3; 1982 c 531 s 2; 1993 c 285 s 12; 2004 c 262 art 1 s 35