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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-103 - Objectives of Arizona geological survey

27-103.
Objectives of Arizona geological survey
The objectives of the Arizona geological survey are to:
1. Serve as a primary source of geologic information in this state to enhance public understanding of the state's geologic character,  geologic hazards and limitations and mining and mineral resources.
2. Inform,  advise and assist the public in matters concerning the geological processes,  materials and landscapes and the development and use of the mineral resources of this state.
3. Encourage the wise use of the lands and mineral resources of this state toward its development.
4. Provide technical advice and assistance in geology to other state and local governmental agencies engaged in projects in which the geologic setting,  character or mineral resources of the state are involved.
5. Provide technical advice and assistance in geology to industry toward the wise development and use of the mineral and land resources of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-104 - Qualifications of employees; private activities relating to geological services prohibited

27-104.
Qualifications of employees;  private activities relating to geological services prohibited
Qualifications of employees working with the Arizona geological survey shall be prescribed by the Arizona board of regents. Neither the state geologist nor any employee working with the Arizona geological survey shall:
1. Acquire a pecuniary interest in any mineral resources property in the state.
2. Act as broker or agent for any purchaser,  owner or agent of mineral resources property,  equipment or products.
3. Accept any commission or compensation for services rendered in connection with industry in this state.
4. Make an investigation or report on an individual Arizona deposit of mineral resources or metallurgical process other than pursuant to such employee's official duties.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-105 - Immunity

27-105.
Immunity
Any claim or action against the Arizona geological survey,  the state geologist or any other officer,  employee or volunteer working with the geological survey in the person's official capacity must be brought against the state of Arizona and not against the geological survey,  state geologist or officer,  employee or volunteer individually.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-107 - Powers and duties; fund

27-107.
Powers and duties;  fund
A. The university of Arizona shall:
1. Establish administrative functions and offices as necessary to achieve the purposes of this article.
2. Direct the work of the Arizona geological survey and the formulation of its program and policies.
3. Adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
B. The state geologist or the geologist's designee,  at any time,  may enter the property and inspect wells drilled for oil,  gas,  geothermal resources,  helium or carbon dioxide and shall control property,  machinery and appliances necessary to gauge the wells.
C. The geological survey fund is established for the purposes provided in this article consisting of appropriations and all monies received pursuant to this article. Monies shall be separately accounted for and used as a continuing appropriation by the university of Arizona for the purposes provided from each source. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The fund includes a separate mining,  mineral and natural resources educational museum account consisting of monies received pursuant to section 27-106,  subsection B to be used exclusively for the maintenance and operations of the mining,  mineral and natural resources educational museum.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-108 - Publications; deposit

27-108.
Publications;  deposit
A. The Arizona board of regents,  through the state geologist,  may publish,  in the form of bulletins,  circulars,  maps and other related series,  or otherwise make available to state agencies,  government officials,  industry and the public the results of geological and related research and investigation undertaken by the Arizona geological survey. A publication shall not include any confidential information pursuant to section 27-522. The state geologist shall consult with the operator and obtain the approval of the scope of work for the publication before the state geologist releases any proposed publication pertaining to a project regulated by the oil and gas conservation commission.
B. The publications of the Arizona geological survey shall be printed as the university of Arizona determines and distributed or sold as the interests of this state or science demand. Money obtained by the sale of publications shall be deposited in the geological survey fund established by section 27-107 for printing further publications.
C. All materials collected,  after having served the purpose of the Arizona geological survey,  shall be made available to the universities,  community colleges and high schools of this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-110 - Trade secrets; confidentiality; definition

27-110.
Trade secrets;  confidentiality;  definition
A. The Arizona board of regents may receive and accept geologic,  engineering and feasibility studies and other economic and technical information that is considered a trade secret in the mineral industry.
B. Trade secret information obtained under this section is confidential and not subject to public disclosure.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " trade secret"  means information to which all of the following apply:
1. A person has taken reasonable measures to protect the information from disclosure and the person intends to continue to take those measures.
2. The information is not and has not been reasonably obtainable by legitimate means by other persons without the person's consent,  other than by governmental entities and other than in discovery based on a showing of special need in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding.
3. A statute does not specifically require disclosure of the information to the public.
4. The person has satisfactorily shown that disclosing the information is likely to cause substantial harm to the person's competitive position.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-111 - Mining, mineral and natural resources educational museum advisory council; membership; duties; terms; compensation

27-111.
Mining,  mineral and natural resources educational museum advisory council;  membership;  duties;  terms;  compensation
A. The mining,  mineral and natural resources educational museum advisory council is established consisting of the following members who,  except for the members designated pursuant to paragraphs 1,  9,  10 and 11 of this subsection,  are appointed by the governor:
1. The state geologist or the state geologist's designee.
2. One member representing the livestock industry.
3. Two members representing the mining industry.
4. One member representing the agriculture industry.
5. One member representing the tourism industry.
6. One member representing the timber industry.
7. One member who is knowledgeable in gems and minerals.
8. Two members representing the public.
9. One member of the house of representatives who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
10. One member of the senate who is appointed by the president of the senate.
11. One member who is knowledgeable in museum operations and management who is appointed by the president of the university of Arizona.
B. The advisory council shall:
1. Select a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members.
2. Hold regular meetings and additional meetings at the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members.
3. Provide advice to the university of Arizona regarding the mining,  mineral and natural resources educational museum and assist in promoting the mission of the museum. The university of Arizona shall accept the recommendations of the advisory council if the state geologist finds them to be practicable and in the best interest of the mining,  mineral and natural resources educational museum.
4. Establish a subcommittee to provide assistance and advice in the areas of educational programming,  the hiring and retention of a curator and oversight of mineral collections. The advisory council may establish subcommittees to act in an advisory capacity on other matters relevant to the mining,  mineral and natural resources educational museum and the advisory council's duties.
C. The initial members appointed pursuant to subsection A,  paragraphs 2,  3,  4,  5,  6 and 7 of this section shall assign themselves by lot to three,  four and five year terms of office. All subsequent members serve four-year terms of office. A member may continue to serve until the member's successor is appointed and assumes office.
D. Members of the advisory council are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38,  chapter 4,  article 2. The advisory council is a public body for purposes of title 38,  chapter 3,  article 3.1.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-121 - Qualifications of state mine inspector; affidavit; continuing education; deputy inspectors; salary; seal; immunity

27-121.
Qualifications of state mine inspector;  affidavit;  continuing education;  deputy inspectors;  salary;  seal;  immunity
A. The state mine inspector shall be a resident of this state at least two years before election,  be at least thirty years of age and have been practically engaged in and acquainted with mines and mining in this state. The state mine inspector shall have at least eight years' experience,  four or more of which have been in this state,  consisting of direct operational or management experience with mining operations at a mine and shall have knowledge of the state and federal regulations involving the health and safety of mining employees.
B. Any person desiring to become a candidate for the office of state mine inspector shall sign an affidavit listing and attesting to the person's fulfillment of the qualifications of this section and shall file the affidavit with the nomination paper prescribed by section 16-311,  16-312 or 16-341.
C. For terms of office beginning in 2023 and after,  the state mine inspector shall annually complete continuing education on state and federal mine safety and health regulations.
D. A person may not be the state mine inspector or a deputy inspector while serving as an employee,  director or officer of a mining,  milling or smelting company.
E. The state mine inspector and each deputy inspector shall devote full time to official duties.
F. The state mine inspector shall receive an annual salary pursuant to section 41-1904 and necessary traveling expenses when traveling in discharge of official duties.
G. The state mine inspector shall have a seal bearing the words " Mine Inspector,  State of Arizona" ,  which shall be affixed to official documents.
H. Any claim or action against the state mine inspector,  deputy inspectors or the inspector's agents or employees in their official capacity as described in this title shall be brought against the state of Arizona and not against the state mine inspector,  deputy inspector,  agent or employee individually.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-122 - Deputy inspectors

27-122.
Deputy inspectors
Subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4,  the state mine inspector may appoint and assign such deputy inspectors to perform the duties of the state mine inspector as prescribed by law. All deputies shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-123 - Education and training fees

27-123.
Education and training fees
A. The state mine inspector may adopt and collect education and training fees for the purpose of training miners in this state.
B. The state mine inspector shall credit monies received for education and training purposes to the federal education and training fund,  designated as the Arizona state mine inspector's account,  to be used according to the federal state grant rules,  as appropriate.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-124 - Mine inspections required; powers of inspector

27-124.
Mine inspections required;  powers of inspector
A. The mine inspector shall inspect,  at least once every three months,  every active underground mine in the state employing fifty or more persons,  and at least once each year,  every other mine. The inspector shall inspect the operation,  conditions,  safety appliances,  machinery,  equipment,  sanitation and ventilation,  the means of ingress and egress,  the means taken to protect the lives,  health and safety of the miners,  the cause of accidents and deaths occurring at the mine,  and the means taken to comply with the provisions of this title.
B. The mine inspector may enter and inspect any abandoned or inactive mine to determine whether any dangerous condition exists which may affect the health and safety of the general public.
C. The inspector at any time may enter,  examine and inspect any mine or part of any mine and inspect any connected plant or equipment or any part of the workings of the mine.
D. The mine operator or designated representative shall accompany the inspector,  without unreasonable delay,  while conducting inspections.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-125 - Inspection report

27-125.
Inspection report
After every inspection the inspector shall fill out and leave with the operator a preliminary inspection report that lists the inspection party,  the part of the operation inspected,  the type of inspection and every violation of the state mining code observed during the inspection,  but nothing contained in or omitted from the entry shall limit or affect the duty and obligation of the owner or operator of the property under this title. Within a reasonable length of time a typed copy of the inspection report shall be sent to the operator which shall be filed at the office of the operations. The report shall be available at all reasonable times.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-126 - Annual report to governor

27-126.
Annual report to governor
A. The mine inspector on March 31 each year shall make and file with the governor a statistical summary and report of the work during the year ending December 31. The report shall contain a statement showing the number of persons employed in each mine,  and,  separately,  the number of persons employed above ground and under ground,  the number and nature of fatal and serious accidents occurring in each mine,  the number of inspections made,  complaints filed,  inquests attended,  mines or mine workings ordered to be vacated,  violations found,  and other information deemed important,  together with necessary or desirable recommendations.
B. Copies of the report shall be published and distributed at the expense of the state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-127 - Restrictions on divulging information by inspectors and employees; dismissal for violation

27-127.
Restrictions on divulging information by inspectors and employees;  dismissal for violation
A. No inspector,  deputy or employee shall make a report with respect to a mining property or prospect,  except an official report to his superior officer or to the governor,  nor shall he make public or reveal to any other person knowledge or information obtained by him in the exercise of his official duties concerning ore,  ore bodies or values,  of any mine or part thereof.
B. An inspector or deputy violating this section shall be dismissed from office.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-128 - Inspection of mines; violation; classification

27-128.
Inspection of mines;  violation;  classification
A. The state mine inspector or a deputy inspector shall inspect each mine in the state as frequently as necessary to determine whether any hazardous dust condition exists therein. There shall be a prompt inspection of any mine in which he or a deputy inspector has reason to believe a hazardous dust condition exists or with respect to which complaint of a hazardous dust condition has been made as provided in section 27-308. The mine inspector or a deputy inspector shall make recommendations to mine operators as to methods of reducing dust and whenever he finds a hazardous dust condition he shall notify the mine operator thereof. The notice shall be in writing and shall specify a reasonable time within which the dust condition must be remedied. The mine operator shall install within the time specified,  and thereafter maintain and operate,  dust prevention practices which remedy the hazardous dust condition.
B. If the dust prevention practices are not installed within the time specified in the notice or are not thereafter maintained,  the state mine inspector or a deputy inspector shall forthwith order cessation of operations,  except for necessary maintenance and repair work,  in all parts of the mine in which hazardous dust conditions exist or are produced by operations until the condition is remedied. Written notice of the order shall be given the mine operator and any mine operator who thereafter knowingly fails to obey the order is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-129 - Locating abandoned mines; public education; donor immunity

27-129.
Locating abandoned mines;  public education;  donor immunity
A. Subject to legislative appropriation,  the state mine inspector shall establish a program to locate,  inventory,  classify and eliminate public safety hazards at abandoned mines as defined in section 27-301. The state mine inspector shall spend state appropriated monies to locate,  inventory,  classify and eliminate public safety hazards at abandoned mines on state land first and thereafter any public safety hazards at abandoned mines on land not owned by this state.
B. Using reasonable efforts,  the state mine inspector shall attempt to notify in writing the owner,  or other responsible party,  of an abandoned mine at which a public safety hazard exists of the requirements of section 27-318 with respect to abandoned mines.
C. The state mine inspector may establish public education programs to recognize and avoid public safety hazards at abandoned mine sites.
D. To accomplish the purposes of this section,  the state mine inspector may accept monies for deposit in the state general fund received from any source,  including restricted or unrestricted federal funds,  gifts and contributions from other governmental agencies,  individuals,  corporations or other organizations. The state shall separately account for monies that are received pursuant to this subsection and that are deposited in the state general fund.
E. The state mine inspector may enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes in the state to extend the abandoned mine program onto tribal lands.
F. The state mine inspector may accept in-kind donations of material,  equipment or services to eliminate public safety hazards at an abandoned mine from any person,  public entity or other legal entity.
G. A person,  public entity or other legal entity who makes donations pursuant to this section or section 27-131 shall not be liable for damages in any civil action for any injury or death related to the elimination of public safety hazards at an abandoned mine unless the injury or death is a direct result of the intentional misconduct or gross negligence of the donor.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-131 - Abandoned mines safety fund; annual report

27-131.
Abandoned mines safety fund;  annual report
A. Notwithstanding section 27-129,  subsection D,  the abandoned mines safety fund is established consisting of:
1. Gifts,  grants and contributions specifically designated for the fund.
2. Monies that may be appropriated by the legislature to the fund to match the gifts,  grants and contributions based on the preceding year's expenditure report required under subsection D of this section.
B. The state mine inspector shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from lapsing pursuant to section 35-190.
C. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the inspector to ensure public safety at abandoned mines on land owned by this state as provided by section 27-129. The inspector shall use monies in the fund to pay contractors for actual abatement costs to fill,  fence or plug shafts and adits and not to pay administrative salaries and other costs. The inspector shall consult with the state land commissioner to identify and prioritize the abandoned mine sites on state lands to be considered for abatement.
D. Each year the inspector shall submit an annual report to the joint legislative budget committee on or before December 1 concerning the expenditure of monies from the fund and contributions to the fund during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall itemize each expense paid from the fund and shall describe the actions taken to ensure public safety.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-202 - Method of locating a lode claim; monument; location notice; amendments

27-202.
Method of locating a lode claim;  monument;  location notice;  amendments
A. Location of a lode claim shall be made by erecting on the surface on the centerline within the boundaries of the claim a conspicuous monument of stones not less than three feet in height,  or an upright post securely fixed and projecting at least four feet above the ground,  in or on which there shall be posted a location notice,  signed by the name of the locator. The location notice shall contain:
1. The name of the claim located.
2. The name and address of the locator.
3. The date of the location.
4. The length and width of the claim in feet,  and the distance in feet from the location monument to each end of the claim.
5. The general course of the claim.
6. The locality of the claim with reference to some natural object or permanent monument whereby the claim can be identified and,  if known to the locator,  the identification of the section,  township and range in which the notice of location of the claim is posted.
B. Until the requirements of subsection A are complied with,  no right of location is acquired.
C. The notice may be amended at any time and the monument changed to correspond with the amended location,  but no change shall be made which will interfere with the rights of others. If such amendment changes the exterior boundaries of the claim,  a new or amended map,  plat or sketch shall be recorded pursuant to section 27-203 showing such change.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-204 - Monumenting lode claims

27-204.
Monumenting lode claims
The boundaries of a lode claim shall be monumented by six substantial posts projecting at least four feet above the surface of the ground,  or by substantial stone monuments at least three feet high,  one at each corner of the claim and one at the center of each end line of a lode claim. Substantial posts may be of any material as may be readily distinguished as monuments and shall be not less than one and one-half inches in cross section. Each monument erected by the locator shall be marked to identify the corner or end center of the claim or claims for which it was erected.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-205 - Locating and monumenting placer and millsite claims

27-205.
Locating and monumenting placer and millsite claims
The locator of a placer mining or millsite claim shall locate the claim in the same manner as prescribed for a lode claim,  except that:
1. The location notice shall be posted on a separate monument at one corner of the claim within the boundaries of the claim.
2. Only the corners or angle points of the claim must be monumented.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-206 - Relocation

27-206.
Relocation
The relocation of a claim shall be made in the same manner as other locations. If the original location work of the claim being relocated included the recording of a map or plat pursuant to section 27-203,  the locator may perform relocation work by resurveying or by verifying the accuracy of the boundaries and positions of the claim as shown on the map,  plat or sketch of the claims and by recording a map,  plat or sketch in the manner prescribed by section 27-203.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-209 - Sufficiency of description of mining claims

27-209.
Sufficiency of description of mining claims
In all actions,  judgments,  grants,  or conveyances it shall be a sufficient description of a mining claim if the name of the claim,  the district,  county and state where it is located,  and the book and page where the location notice thereof is recorded can be understood therefrom.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-210 - Existing claims

27-210.
Existing claims
A. The owner of an unpatented lode,  placer or millsite claim existing on the effective date of this section may on or before October 21,  1980,  file a map,  plat or sketch of such claim conforming to the requirements of section 27-203,  subsections B and C which shall also recite the book and page of recording of the location notice and any amendments to the location notice. The owner of a group of claims may file a single plat or map for any claims having the point of posting of the location notice within the same section of the public land survey system.
B. The county recorder shall receive as fees fifty cents per claim for recording such a map,  plat or sketch under this section and shall index such claims by the name of the claim in the index of claims by cadastral subdivisions of the United States bureau of land management or general land office.
C. The recording of a claim in compliance with this section shall constitute constructive notice to the public of the position of such claim after the date of recording and shall constitute a rebuttable presumption that the claim was monumented on the ground so that its boundaries could be readily traced.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-221 - Notice to delinquent co-owner to contribute share of annual labor expense or maintenance fees

27-221.
Notice to delinquent co-owner to contribute share of annual labor expense or maintenance fees
A. When a co-owner gives a delinquent co-owner notice in writing or notice by publication to contribute his proportion of the expense of annual labor or maintenance fees as provided by the laws of the United States,  an affidavit of the person giving the notice,  stating the time,  place,  manner of service and by whom and upon whom the service was made,  shall be attached to a true copy of the notice,  and the notice and affidavit shall be recorded ninety days after giving the notice,  or if the notice is given by publication in a newspaper,  there shall be attached to a printed copy of the notice an affidavit of the editor or publisher of the paper,  stating the date of each insertion of the notice therein,  and when and where the newspaper was published during that time,  and the affidavit and notice shall be recorded one hundred and eighty days after the first publication.
B. A true copy of the original notice and affidavit of service,  or the records thereof,  shall be prima facie evidence that the delinquent co-owner has failed or refused to contribute his proportion of the expenditure,  and shall be prima facie evidence of service or publication of the notice,  unless the writing or affidavit provided for in section 27-222 is of record.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-222 - Acknowledgment of contribution by delinquent co-owner

27-222.
Acknowledgment of contribution by delinquent co-owner
A. If the delinquent co-owner,  within the time required by the laws of the United States,  contributes his proportion of the expenditures,  the co-owner,  who demanded contribution shall sign and deliver to the delinquent co-owner a written statement that the delinquent,  naming him,  has,  within the time required,  contributed his share of the expense for the year upon the claim,  and further stating the district,  county and state wherein the claim is located and the recording information where the location notice is recorded. The statement shall be recorded.
B. If the co-owner who demanded contribution fails to sign and deliver the statement to the delinquent co-owner within twenty days after contribution is made,  he shall be liable to the delinquent for a penalty of one hundred dollars. The delinquent,  with two disinterested persons having personal knowledge of the contribution,  may make an affidavit setting forth the manner,  amount,  to whom and upon what mining claim or claims the contribution was made. The affidavit may be recorded,  and shall be prima facie evidence of the contribution.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-233 - Preferred right to renew mineral lease; evaluation of geologic and economic evidence

27-233.
Preferred right to renew mineral lease;  evaluation of geologic and economic evidence
A. Upon application to the state land commissioner,  not less than thirty nor more than sixty days prior to the expiration of the lease,  if the lessee of mineral lands is not delinquent in the payment of rental or royalty on the date of expiration of the lease,  the lessee shall have a preferred right to renew the lease bearing even date with the expiration of the old lease for a term of twenty years. The commissioner may deny the renewal application for any reason listed in section 27-251,  subsection B,  paragraphs 1 through 5.
B. In determining whether the proposed mining activities would be in the best interest of the trust pursuant to section 27-251,  subsection B,  paragraph 2,  the commissioner may require the lessee to provide geologic and economic evidence showing at least probable or indicated mineral resources,  as that evidence is conventionally interpreted in the mineral industry. Evidence provided to the state land department under this subsection is a trade secret of the mineral industry and is confidential pursuant to section 27-274.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-236 - Suspension of royalty rights

27-236.
Suspension of royalty rights
The commissioner may,  if he deems it in the interest of the state,  subordinate the royalty rights of the state under this article,  or suspend the operation thereof or of any lease executed under the provisions of this article,  in favor of the United States or any agency thereof,  for the purpose of facilitating extension of financial aid under the laws of the United States in the development or operation of any mine located upon state lands.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-238 - Existing leases

27-238.
Existing leases
Every mineral lease issued under this article and article 4 of this chapter which had not expired or been terminated by the department as of June 8,  1989 shall be in effect for the unexpired term for which it was granted. The state land commissioner shall set the rental and royalty according to the appraisal standards prescribed by section 27-234 for any mineral lease in effect on June 8,  1989 and that rental and royalty are effective as of December 10,  1987.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-239 - Inspections, investigations and audits

27-239.
Inspections,  investigations and audits
A. The state land commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative may enter,  and the lessee shall maintain access to,  the state land held under a mineral lease at reasonable times to inspect the workings,  improvements and other facilities used to extract or sever minerals or common variety minerals,  as defined in section 27-271,  from state lands.
B. The commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative may enter at reasonable times to:
1. Obtain factual data or access to records pertinent to mineral production and required to be kept under the terms of the lease.
2. Otherwise ascertain compliance with law and the terms of the lease.
C. Inspections,  investigations and audits under subsection A shall be on reasonable notice to the lessee unless reasonable grounds exist to believe that notice would frustrate the enforcement of law or the terms of the lease. The commissioner may,  and if required by law shall,  apply for and obtain warrants for entry and inspection.
D. The commissioner may require a lessee to appear at reasonable times and on reasonable notice at the commissioner's office and produce such records and information as are specified in the notice to determine compliance with the terms of the lease.
E. The commissioner shall provide to the lessee a written report of each inspection,  investigation and audit under this section.
F. Tax records and trade secrets,  as defined in section 23-401,  obtained under this section are confidential.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-253 - Renewal of permit

27-253.
Renewal of permit
The holder of an exploration permit may,  prior to expiration of the annual period for which such permit was issued,  or prior to expiration of the annual period for which such permit was renewed,  file with the department an application for renewal of such permit for the ensuing annual period. No such application for renewal shall be filed,  nor shall the permit be renewed,  for more than four successive annual periods following expiration of the annual period for which such permit was issued. No rental shall be payable for the first annual period for which a permit may be renewed. The rental for each of the three subsequent annual periods following the first annual period for which a permit may be renewed shall be one dollar for each acre of state land for which the application for renewal is filed. Upon receipt by the department of the application for renewal,  and the affidavit of expenditure of the required amount in exploration during the current annual period or a sum equal thereto,  together with such other proof in support of such expenditure as the commissioner by regulation may prescribe,  and payment to the department of the rental for the ensuing annual period,  all prior to expiration of the current annual period,  the commissioner shall issue a renewal of the permit for the ensuing annual period.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-254 - Mineral lease

27-254.
Mineral lease
Following discovery of a valuable mineral deposit upon the state land covered by a mineral exploration permit within a rectangular subdivision of twenty acres,  more or less,  or lot,  of the public land survey,  the permittee may apply to the commissioner for a mineral lease upon the state land within such rectangular subdivision,  or lot,  and such land shall,  for the purpose of the application and any mineral lease issued pursuant to such application,  constitute a mineral claim without extralateral rights,  and shall be deemed to have been located as of the date of filing the application for the mineral lease. Upon receipt of an application from the permittee for a mineral lease,  and satisfactory proof of discovery of a valuable mineral deposit,  the commissioner shall issue a mineral lease to the applicant for the mineral claim or claims covered by the application. From and after the date of issuance of a mineral lease,  the mineral claim or claims covered by such mineral lease shall be deemed to be excluded from the exploration permit. Upon application to the commissioner,  not less than thirty nor more than sixty days prior to the expiration of the lease,  the lessee,  if not delinquent in the payment of rental or royalty on the date of expiration of the lease,  shall have a preferred right to renew the lease bearing even date with the expiration of the old lease for a term of twenty years.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-255 - Bonds

27-255.
Bonds
A. The commissioner,  in his discretion,  may require the applicant for a mineral exploration permit,  prior to issuance of such permit,  to file with the commissioner a surety bond,  in form and amount and with surety approved by the commissioner,  conditioned upon the prompt payment to the owner and lessee of the surface of state land to be covered by the permit,  or across which the permittee exercises the right of ingress or egress,  for any loss to such owner or lessee from damage or destruction caused by the permittee or his or its agents or employees to grasses,  forage,  crops and improvements upon such state lands.
B. The commissioner may also require the permittee to furnish a bond,  in a reasonable amount to be fixed by the commissioner,  conditioned that the permittee will guarantee restoration of the surface of the land described in the mineral exploration permit to its former condition upon any partial or total relinquishment of such lands,  or the cancellation or expiration of the permit other than by issuance of a mineral lease.
C. On default,  the commissioner may use the proceeds of the bond for the purposes described in subsection A or B.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-256 - Assignment

27-256.
Assignment
Any mineral exploration permit issued hereunder may be assigned in whole or in part by the permittee,  but such assignment shall not become effective unless and until a copy thereof is filed with the department and is approved by the commissioner. The assignee shall succeed to all of the rights and shall be subject to obligations of the permittee under the mineral exploration permit.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-271 - Definition of common variety minerals

27-271.
Definition of common variety minerals
For purposes of this article,  " common variety minerals" :
1. Includes deposits of petrified wood,  stone,  pumice,  pumicite or cinders,  decomposed granite,  sand,  gravel,  boulders,  common clay,  fill dirt and waste rock.
2. Includes deposits that,  although they may have value for use in trade,  manufacturing and the construction,  landscaping and decorative rock industries,  do not possess a distinct,  special economic value for those uses beyond the normal uses of those deposits.
3. Includes material used as road base material,  riprap,  ballast,  borrow,  fill,  facing stone,  landscaping or ornamental uses and other similar uses.
4. Does not include limestone suitable for use in producing cement,  metallurgical or chemical grade limestone or gypsum.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-271.01 - Inventory of trust land containing common mineral products, materials and property

27-271.01.
Inventory of trust land containing common mineral products,  materials and property
The department shall maintain an inventory of lands suitable for lease or sale that are within the boundaries identified in section 37-312 and are located in a county of more than six hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census. Persons applying for reclassification of land pursuant to section 37-312 shall be notified if the land has been identified by the department as land suitable for lease or sale.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-272 - Common variety mineral leases; terms and conditions; rules

27-272.
Common variety mineral leases;  terms and conditions;  rules
A. The state land department may dispose of common variety minerals at auction and may execute common variety mineral leases offered at auction for the severance,  extraction or disposal of common variety minerals.
B. A lease shall be comprised of not more than one legal section of six hundred forty acres,  more or less,  or lot of the public land survey and shall provide for:
1. A term of not more than ten years unless the commissioner considers a longer term to be necessary,  but in no event may the lease issue for a term longer than twenty years.
2. A rental based on a percentage of the appraised land value,  payable before the commissioner executes the lease and at the beginning of each subsequent annual period.
3. The right of the lessee:
(a) To use as much of the surface of the premises as is reasonably necessary to extract,  sever,  temporarily store,  remove and dispose of common variety minerals.
(b) To wash,  screen,  crush,  sort or otherwise mechanically process.
(c) Of ingress to and egress from the premises across other state lands along designated routes approved by the department.
(d) To assign the lease,  provided that such assignment shall not become effective until a copy of the lease is filed with the department and is approved by the commissioner as being in the best interests of the state.
4. Other terms and conditions as the department may deem for the best interests of the state and that are not in conflict with the enabling act,  constitution and laws of this state.
C. The department shall establish in the lease the terms of the royalty to be paid for all common variety minerals severed or extracted from the leased land and disposed of by the lessee. The royalty rate shall be established by auction,  but it shall be at least the minimum royalty established by the department based on the appraised value of the common variety minerals. The lease shall provide for:
1. Payment of a minimum annual royalty due and payable on the anniversary date of the lease. The minimum annual royalty shall be based on a minimum annual production rate and shall be applied as a credit to payment for common variety minerals extracted or severed from the land. Royalty for any common variety mineral extracted,  severed or disposed of in excess of the minimum annual production is due and payable monthly,  within thirty days after billing.
2. The application of minimum annual royalty payments as a credit for payment of common variety minerals for which payment must be made. Monies so advanced and not credited against payments for common variety minerals become the sole property of this state on termination or expiration of the agreement.
D. Common variety minerals are not subject to lease as provided by articles 3 and 4 of this chapter.
E. The department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-273 - Performance and reclamation bonds

27-273.
Performance and reclamation bonds
A. The commissioner may require the lessee to post a cash deposit,  a certificate of deposit,  a surety bond or any other form of financial assurance acceptable to the commissioner to guarantee the payment of all monies due under the lease as royalty to the state.
B. The commissioner shall require the lessee to furnish a cash deposit,  a certificate of deposit,  a surety bond or any other form of financial assurance acceptable to the commissioner,  in a reasonable amount to be fixed by the commissioner,  conditioned that the lessee will guarantee reclamation of the surface of the land described in the lease to a reasonable condition in accordance with good mining practices.
C. The commissioner shall also require the lessee to file with the department a cash deposit,  a certificate of deposit,  a surety bond or any other form of financial assurance acceptable to the commissioner,  conditioned upon prompt payment to the owner or lessee of the surface of the state land covered by the lease,  or across which the lessee exercises the right of ingress,  for any loss to such owner or lessee from damage or destruction caused by the lessee or the lessee's agents or employees to grasses,  forage,  crops and improvements upon such lands.
D. On default,  the commissioner may use the proceeds of the cash deposit,  certificate of deposit,  surety bond or other financial assurance for the purposes described in subsection A,  B or C.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-274 - Trade secrets; confidentiality; definition

27-274.
Trade secrets;  confidentiality;  definition
A. For the proper administration of state land,  the state land commissioner may require a lessee to submit relevant geologic,  engineering and feasibility studies and other economic and technical information that is considered a trade secret in the mineral industry.
B. To evaluate the mineral potential of state trust land,  the commissioner may use relevant geologic,  engineering and feasibility studies and other economic and technical information that is considered a trade secret in the mineral industry.
C. Trade secret information obtained under this section is confidential.
D. For purposes of this section,  " trade secret"  means information to which all of the following apply:
1. A person has taken reasonable measures to protect the information from disclosure and the person intends to continue to take those measures.
2. The information is not and has not been reasonably obtainable by legitimate means by other persons without the person's consent,  other than by governmental entities and other than in discovery based on a showing of special need in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding.
3. A statute does not specifically require disclosure of the information to the public.
4. The person has satisfactorily shown that disclosing the information is likely to cause substantial harm to the person's competitive position.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-302 - Operations subject to chapter; enforcement by inspector; violation; classification

27-302.
Operations subject to chapter;  enforcement by inspector;  violation;  classification
A. All operations shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter unless specifically exempted from a particular provision by its terms.
B. The inspector shall enforce this chapter at all operations.
C. Any operator or other person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a petty offense unless other penalties are specifically prescribed in this chapter.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Minerals, Oil and Gas › § 27-303 - Notification to inspector of beginning or suspending operations

27-303.
Notification to inspector of beginning or suspending operations
A. When mining operations are scheduled to begin at any mine,  the operator,  owner,  agent or other authorized representative shall give written notice to the inspector prior to commencement of mining.
B. If operations do not commence within six months after the inspector receives the notice of commencement,  the operation is considered to be suspended.
C. In the case of temporary suspension of operations,  excluding labor disputes,  exceeding six months or in the case of permanent termination of mining operations,  the operator shall notify the inspector,  in writing,  before the suspension or termination date. All shafts,  portals,  adits or other openings shall be secured to prevent unauthorized entry and to protect public health and safety pursuant to section 27-318.
D. On notification of suspension or termination of mining operations,  the inspector shall inspect the property to determine if adequate safety measures are being taken to protect the public.