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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 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.

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where appropriate, a description of the area of the mine from which persons, equipment, machinery or apparatus must be withdrawn and prohibited from entering, and a description of the equipment, machinery or apparatus prohibited from being used or operated.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.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 516; A 1979, 86; 1981, 1534)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.200 - Workers may request inspection of mine; conditions.

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.
[7:176:1909; A 1955, 148]—(NRS A 1975, 522; 1981, 1535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.210 - Administrator to notify Attorney General on failure or refusal of operator to comply with order; action by Attorney General.

Upon the unwarrantable failure of an operator to comply or upon refusal of an operator of any mine to comply with the requirements of any order issued to such operator, the Administrator may immediately notify the Attorney General of the unwarrantable failure to comply or the refusal. The Attorney General, or the district attorney of the county in which the mine is situated at the instigation of the Attorney General, must thereupon immediately commence an action in the name of the State against the operator so notified for the enforcement of the penalty designated in NRS 512.270.
[8:176:1909; A 1925, 13; 1947, 680; 1951, 169]—(NRS A 1975, 523; 1981, 1535)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.220 - Serious accidents: Notice to Administrator; duties of operator and other persons; investigation of cause.

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.
[Part 10:176:1909; A 1947, 680; 1955, 148]—(NRS A 1975, 523; 1981, 1535; 1991, 66)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.231 - Copies of regulations, standards, notices and orders to be posted by operator.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 516; A 1981, 1536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 512 - Inspection and Safety of Mines › NRS 512.270 - Prohibited acts; separate offenses.

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.
[42:176:1909; added 1911, 402; A 1925, 13; NCL § 4248]—(NRS A 1967, 601; 1971, 540; 1975, 524; 1981, 1536)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.011 - Definitions.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1148; A 1983, 2070; 1993, 1681; 1999, 3627)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.023 - Creation; appointment of members; terms of office.

1. The Commission on Mineral Resources, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) Two persons who are familiar with large-scale mining;
(b) One person who is familiar with the production of oil and gas;
(c) One person who is familiar with exploration for and development of minerals;
(d) One person who is familiar with the situations unique to small-scale mining and prospecting;
(e) One person who is familiar with the development of geothermal resources; and
(f) One member to represent the general public.
3. The members of the Commission shall serve terms of 4 years, except when appointed to fill unexpired terms.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2067)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.033 - Compensation of members.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2068; A 1985, 434; 1989, 1717)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.043 - Officers.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2068; A 1993, 1682; 2005, 1414)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.053 - Meetings; quorum; minutes, audio recordings and transcripts.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2068; A 1993, 1682; 2005, 1414)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.063 - Duties.

The Commission shall:
1. Keep itself informed of and interested in the entire field of legislation and administration charged to the Division.
2. Report to the Governor, the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission created by NRS 514A.040 and the Legislature on all matters which it may deem pertinent to the Division, and concerning any specific matters previously requested by the Governor or the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission.
3. Advise and make recommendations to the Governor, the Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission and the Legislature concerning the policy of this State relating to minerals.
4. Formulate the administrative policies of the Division.
5. Adopt regulations necessary for carrying out the duties of the Commission and the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2068; A 1999, 3627; 2011, 2698)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 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.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2068; A 1993, 1682)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.075 - Suggested forms for required documents; regulations to ensure conformance in preparation of certain maps.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1493; A 1993, 1682)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.083 - Administrator: Appointment; qualifications; classification; restrictions on other employment.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2069; A 1993, 1683; 1995, 2316; 1999, 3627)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.093 - Administrator: Duties.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2069; A 1993, 1683; 2011, 2699; 2013, 1631)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 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.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1867; A 1993, 298, 1683; 1995, 579; 1999, 890, 3627; 2001, 66)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.103 - Account for the Division of Minerals: Creation; sources, lapse and use of money in Account.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 2070; A 1985, 303; 1987, 1868; 1989, 141; 1991, 1779; 1993, 111, 1684; 1995, 509)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.108 - Abatement of dangerous condition of nonoperating mines; reimbursement of Division.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 141; A 1991, 1780; 1993, 1684)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 513 - Commission on Mineral Resources › NRS 513.113 - Assistance from state agencies.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1149; A 1983, 2070; 1985, 1125; 1993, 1685)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.005 - "Professional geologist" defined.

"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.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2978)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.007 - "Science of geology" defined.

"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.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2978)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.010 - Establishment.

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.
[Part 1:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.01]—(NRS A 1971, 368; 1993, 411)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.020 - Compensation and expenses of Board of Regents.

Members of the Board of Regents shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
[Part 1:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.01]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.030 - Appointment of Director; employment of assistants and employees; compensation and removal.

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.
[Part 1:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.01]—(NRS A 1971, 369; 1993, 411; 1997, 2978)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.035 - Duties of Director.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2699)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.040 - Duties of Bureau.

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.
[2:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.02]—(NRS A 1971, 369)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.050 - Cooperation of state departments.

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.
[3:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.03]—(NRS A 1971, 370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.060 - Agreements with United States Geological Survey.

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.
[1:40:1953] + [2:40:1953] + [3:40:1953]—(NRS A 1971, 370; 1995, 828)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.070 - Reports: Distribution and sale.

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.
[5:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.05] + [6:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.06]—(NRS A 1969, 1458; 1971, 370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514 - Bureau of Mines and Geology › NRS 514.080 - Unlawful acts.

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.
[4:127:1935; 1931 NCL § 4311.04]—(NRS A 1971, 370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.040 - Creation; membership; terms; vacancies.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2691; A 2019, 1591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.050 - Officers; meetings; quorum; compensation; assignment of staff by Department of Taxation.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2692)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.060 - Duties.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2692; A 2013, 3141)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.070 - Submission of certain reports and other information to Commission.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2692)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.080 - Administration of oaths; deposition of witnesses; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2693)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.090 - Compensation of witnesses.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2694)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.100 - Requests by Commission for special audits and investigations.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2694)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 514A - Mining Oversight and Accountability Commission › NRS 514A.110 - Review of certain regulations required before becoming effective; reports of findings and recommendations.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2694; A 2013, 3142; 2019, 1592)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims, Mill Sites and Tunnel Rights › NRS 517.010 - Person entitled to locate; requirements for location.

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.
[1:89:1897; A 1907, 418; 1919, 386; 1925, 29; R 1927, 7; A 1941, 92; 1931 NCL § 4120]—(NRS A 1971, 218; 1985, 1494)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims, Mill Sites and Tunnel Rights › NRS 517.040 - Map: Specifications; filing; distribution; use of filing fee.

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.
[Part 2:89:1897; A 1899, 93; 1901, 97; 1907, 418; RL § 2423; NCL § 4121]—(NRS A 1960, 291; 1961, 100; 1971, 2198; 1973, 868; 1983, 1609; 1985, 1496, 1691; 1987, 318; 1993, 1685; 1999, 3628)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims, Mill Sites and Tunnel Rights › NRS 517.050 - Certificate of location: Recording; contents; effect of insufficiency.

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.
[Part 3:89:1897; A 1907, 418; 1941, 92; 1931 NCL § 4122]—(NRS A 1960, 292; 1961, 100; 1971, 2199; 1983, 1610; 1985, 1497)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims, Mill Sites and Tunnel Rights › NRS 517.080 - Relocation of abandoned lode claim.

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.
[7:89:1897; C § 214; RL § 2428; NCL § 4126]—(NRS A 1971, 2200; 1983, 349; 1985, 1498)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims, Mill Sites and Tunnel Rights › NRS 517.090 - Requirements for location.

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.
[13:89:1897; A 1899, 93; C § 220; RL § 2434; NCL § 4132]—(NRS A 1971, 2200)