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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims › MAPS › Section 517.140 - Identification of patented and unpatented claims

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each patented mining claim must be identified on the base map or overlay by the appropriate patented mining claim number assigned by the Bureau of Land Management and must be described in the manner prescribed in NAC 517.160.
2. The location of each unpatented mining claim which is recorded in the county must be drafted on the proper base map or overlay from the location map furnished by the claimant. Each unpatented mining claim must be identified on the base map or overlay by the name of the claim or the number or letter assigned to the claim by the county surveyor.
3. Crosshatching, stippling or any other similar method of drafting must be used to distinguish between patented and unpatented claims.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88
NRS 517.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims › MAPS › Section 517.150 - Preparation of overlays

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an area of a base map becomes cluttered by a congestion of claims, an overlay of the same material and construction as the original must be prepared in the same manner and at the same scale as the base map and used for all future plotting. If that overlay becomes cluttered, additional overlays must be similarly made and used.
2. Each overlay so constructed must:
(a) Be numbered sequentially for each base map for which they are used;
(b) Include the year in which the first claim was plotted on the overlay; and
(c) Precede the base map for which it overlays.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims › MAPS › Section 517.160 - Descriptions of claims

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 517.170, the description of each claim depicted on a base map or overlay must be drafted in the space provided on the right-hand side of the map or on a separate facing page.
2. Information contained in the description must include:
(a) The number or letter assigned to the claim by the county surveyor;
(b) The name of the claim;
(c) The name of the original locator of an unpatented claim; and
(d) The mineral survey number for each patented claim.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims › MAPS › Section 517.170 - Use of separate sheet to describe claims

Current through June 11, 2024
The county surveyor may use a separate sheet for placing the description of a claim on a base map or overlay if:
1. That procedure is used for the complete county map of mining claims;
2. The sheet is the same size as the sheet used for the base map or overlay;
3. The sheet is placed in the binder in front of and facing the base map or overlay to which it applies;
4. A separate facing sheet is used for each base map or overlay; and
5. The sheet is properly identified with the base map or overlay and contains the information required pursuant to NAC 517.160.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88
NRS 517.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims › MAPS › Section 517.180 - Notifying claimant of deficiency in map; filing amended map

Current through June 11, 2024
If a claim location map is recorded by a locater and that map does not provide adequate information for plotting on the county map of mining claims, the county surveyor shall promptly notify the claimant of the deficiency. The claimant shall file with the county recorder an amended map which contains the necessary information pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 517.040.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88
NRS 517.100
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims › MAPS › Section 517.190 - County map of mining claims: Updating; maintenance of original and copy

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each county map of mining claims must be updated and all new claims must be added to the map at least once each month.
2. The original of each county map of mining claims must be kept in good condition and in a safe place.
3. A complete and accurate copy of the map must be:
(a) Kept at the county seat;
(b) Available for use by the public;
(c) Updated once each month in the same manner as the original map; and
(d) Maintained in a secure binder in numerical order by township and range.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 517 - Mining Claims › FEES › Section 517.200 - Filing fee

Current through June 11, 2024
The amount of the filing fee that is imposed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 517.185 is $6 per claim.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on Mineral Resources by R069-99, eff. 8-19-99; A by R080-01, 1-16-2002; R199-08, 8-26-2008, eff. 8-27-2008
NRS 513.063, 517.185
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 519A.010  to 519A.415, inclusive, and sections
				  2 to 5, inclusive, of this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires,
				  the words and terms defined in NAC 519A.015  to 519A.095, inclusive, and section
				  2 of this regulation have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90; A by R090-00, 7-27-2000; R020-02, 4-5-2002;
				  R097-05, 10-31-2005;	A by
				  R085-21A,
				  eff. 4/1/2022
NRS 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.015 - "Abandonment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Abandonment" means the permanent cessation of operation or
				  maintenance of an exploration project or mining operation without the intent to
				  resume operation.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.020 - "Active" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Active" means that operations or actions are being conducted
				  at an exploration project or mining operation which results in land being
				  affected.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.025 - "Affected" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Affected" means that the surface of the land is or will be
				  disturbed by an exploration project, mining operation or small mining operation
				  or that the land is used:
1. As an
				evaporation or settling pond, leach dump, placer area or tailings pond or dump;
				or
2. In conjunction with any
				structure, facility, equipment, machine, tool, material or property incident to
				an exploration project or mining operation.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90; A by
				  R045-18A,
				  eff. 8/21/2018; A by
				  R045-18AP,
				  eff. 8/30/2018
NRS
				  519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.030 - "Division" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division" means the Division of Environmental Protection of
				  the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.035 - "Exploration project" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Exploration
				project" means all activities conducted in this State by a person on or beneath
				the surface of the land for the purpose of, or in connection with, determining
				the presence, location, extent, depth or grade of any mineral.
2. The term does not include an exploration
				project which is limited to a surface disturbance of not more than 5 acres in
				any calendar year. To determine the area of the surface disturbed:
(a) All land disturbed and left unreclaimed
				by an operator within a 1-mile radius of the center of the project must be
				considered; and
(b) Land shall be
				considered reclaimed if action has been taken to stabilize the land to a
				condition designed to result in the establishment of a productive postmining
				use of the land.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.040 - "Growth medium" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Growth medium" means a material which is capable of
				  supporting vegetation.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.043 - "Major modification" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Major modification" means:
1. A change in the postmining land use which
				requires reclamation techniques which are significantly different from the
				techniques included in the approved plan for reclamation;
2. The addition of a type of disturbance
				which was not previously included in the approved plan and which cannot be
				reclaimed in a manner that is substantially similar to the reclamation
				techniques included in the approved plan;
3. The proposed disturbance is equal to 25
				percent or more of the acreage in the approved plan; or
4. A change in the visual appearance of the
				reclaimed areas that is substantially different from the visual appearance
				which was discussed or commented upon during the public comment
				period.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R097-05, eff. 10-31-2005
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.044 - "Mine-impacted waters" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Mine-impacted waters" means any contaminated water:
1. Resulting from a mining operation,
				including, without limitation:
(a) An
				underground mine;
(b) A mine pit
				penetrating the water table; or
(c)
				Waste or development rock piles or other nonprocess components; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.045 - "Mining operation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Mining operation" means all activities conducted in this
				  State by a person on or beneath the surface of land for the purpose of, or in
				  connection with, the development or extraction of any mineral. The term does
				  not include a small mining operation or a sand or aggregate pit.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.050 - "Minor modification" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Minor modification" means:
1. A change involving more than 10 acres but
				less than 25 percent of the acreage included in the approved plan for
				reclamation if:
(a) The types of disturbances
				are included in the approved plan; or
(b) The change, including, but not limited
				to, the postmining land use, does not require reclamation techniques
				significantly different from those included in the approved plan;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.055 - "New exploration project" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"New exploration project" means an exploration project which
				  was not active before October 1, 1990.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.060 - "New mining operation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"New mining operation" means a mining operation which was not
				  active before October 1, 1990.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.065 - "Operator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operator" means any person who owns, controls or manages an
				  exploration project or a mining operation.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.068 - "Process fluid stabilization" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Process fluid stabilization" means binding, containing or
				  otherwise treating contaminants in a fluid, including, without limitation,
				  meteoric waters, that have intentionally or unintentionally been introduced
				  into a heap leaching facility or tailings facility to prevent the contaminants
				  from degrading the waters in this State through naturally occurring
				  environmental conditions which may be reasonably expected at the mine
				  site.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R090-00, eff. 7-27-2000
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.070 - "Productive postmining use of the land" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Productive postmining use of the land" means a use which
				  supports activities including:
1.
				Wildlife habitat;
2. Livestock
				grazing;
3. Agriculture and
				ranching;
4. Industry;
5. Renewable energy development and
				storage;
6. Recreation;
				or
7. Any other activities which
				benefit the State of Nevada, its residents or the owner of the land.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90; A by
				  R045-18A,
				  eff. 8/21/2018; A by
				  R045-18AP,
				  eff. 8/30/2018
NRS
				  519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.075 - "Reclamation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Reclamation" means actions performed during or after an
				  exploration project or mining operation to shape, stabilize, revegetate or
				  otherwise treat the land in order to return it to a safe, stable condition
				  consistent with the establishment of a productive postmining use of the land
				  and the safe abandonment of a facility in a manner which ensures the public
				  safety, as well as the encouragement of techniques which minimize the adverse
				  visual effects.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.080 - "Revegetation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Revegetation" means the establishment of the pre-exploration
				  or pre-mining vegetation or a comparable vegetative cover.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.085 - "Small mining operation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Small mining operation" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  519A.120.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90; A by
				  R045-18A,
				  eff. 8/21/2018; A by
				  R045-18AP,
				  eff. 8/30/2018
NRS
				  519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.090 - "Temporary closure" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Temporary closure" means the cessation of an exploration
				  project or mining operation for a period of not more than 3 years.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.095 - "Topsoil" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Topsoil" means the material at or near the surface of the
				  earth which has been modified and acted upon by natural, physical, chemical or
				  biological agents in a manner which will allow it to support
				  revegetation.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.100 - Applicability: Land within exploration project or mining operation

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC 519A.010 to 519A.415, inclusive, applies to affected land
				  which is located in exploration projects or mining operations which are active
				  on or after October 1, 1990.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.105 - Applicability: Road used for access to exploration project or mining operation

Current through June 11, 2024
NAC 519A.010 to 519A.415, inclusive, does not apply to a road
				  which an operator can prove to the satisfaction of the Division existed before
				  January 1, 1981, if the road:
1. Is
				used for access to an exploration project or mining operation; and
2. Has not been altered other than
				maintenance activities and minor repairs since January 1, 1981.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.110 - Effect of provisions on existing sureties and approved plans of reclamation; applicability to revisions to plans for reclamation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. NAC 519A.010 to 519A.415, inclusive, does
				not affect, alter or modify the terms and conditions of any approved plan for
				reclamation or surety obtained from a federal land management agency before
				October 1, 1990, which is consistent with NAC 519A.010 to 519A.415,
				inclusive.
2. NAC 519A.010 to
				519A.415, inclusive, applies to any revisions to a plan for reclamation
				submitted on or after October 1, 1990.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.115 - Preliminary compliance with provisions

Current through June 11, 2024
An operator who submits a complete application for a permit
				  by April 1, 1993, and pays the applicable fees as required by NAC 519A.225
				  shall be deemed to be in compliance with NAC 519A.010 to 519A.415, inclusive,
				  until the Division either issues a permit or denies the
				  application.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Person who has a controlling interest"
				means:
(a) The president, secretary, treasurer
				or equivalent thereof of the corporation or business entity;
(b) A partner, director or trustee of the
				corporation or business entity; or
(c) A person who, directly or indirectly,
				possesses the power to direct the management or determine the policy of the
				corporation or business entity resulting from, without limitation, his or her
				ownership of voting stock in the corporation or business entity, a contract or
				any other circumstance.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An affidavit submitted to the Division by
				an applicant or operator, as applicable, pursuant to NAC 519A.125, 519A.135,
				519A.140, 519A.150, 519A.155  or 519A.215  must:
(a) Be submitted on the form prescribed by
				the Division.
(b) Attest as to
				whether or not the applicant or operator, as applicable, and, if the applicant
				or operator is a corporation or other business entity, each person who has a
				controlling interest in the corporation or business entity, has ever defaulted
				on an obligation related to the reclamation of an exploration project or mining
				operation in this State. If the applicant, operator or a person who has a
				controlling interest has ever defaulted, the applicant or operator must
				indicate whether the default has been remedied, as described in section 4
				.
(c) Attest as to whether or not
				the applicant or operator, as applicable, and if the applicant or operator is a
				corporation or other business entity, each person who has a controlling
				interest in the corporation or business entity, is in good standing with
				agencies of other states or federal agencies relating to the reclamation of an
				exploration project or mining operation outside of this State.
(d) Identify:
(1) Each exploration project or mining
				operation in this State for which the applicant or operator, as applicable, or
				a person who has a controlling interest in the corporation or business entity,
				has ever defaulted on any obligation relating to reclamation pursuant to
				chapter 519A of NRS, including, without limitation, by forfeiting a surety or
				failing to pay the full costs of reclamation or any penalty assessed pursuant
				to NRS 519A.280.
(2) Each
				exploration project or mining operation outside of this State for which the
				applicant or operator, as applicable, or a person with a controlling interest
				in the corporation or business entity is subject to any settlement, consent
				decree or any criminal, civil or administrative order or judgment for a
				violation of a federal or state reclamation statute or regulation which is not
				appealable or has otherwise become final after declination or exhaustion of all
				appeals therefrom.
(e)
				For each exploration project and mining operation identified pursuant to
				paragraph (d):
(1) Provide the dates during
				which the applicant or operator, as applicable, or a person with a controlling
				interest was engaged in the exploration project or mining operation.
(2) Indicate whether the applicant, operator
				or person with a controlling interest has remedied the default or become in
				good standing with all agencies of other states and federal agencies, as
				applicable, in relation to the reclamation of the exploration project or mining
				project.
(f) Include any
				other information required by the Division.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.Sec. 4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For purposes of section 3, NRS 519A.190, as amended by
				  section 1 of Assembly Bill No. 148, chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at
				  page 2339, and NRS 519A.210, as amended by section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 148,
				  chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2340, a default on an obligation
				  relating to reclamation of an exploration project or mining operation in this
				  State has been remedied if:
1. The
				applicant, operator or a person who has a controlling interest pays the full
				amount of the defaulted obligation or provides evidence that the full amount of
				the defaulted obligation has been paid and not discharged through bankruptcy;
				and
2. The applicant, operator or
				person who has a controlling interest demonstrates that the conditions which
				led to the default have been remedied and no longer exist.
Added to
				  NAC by Environmental Comm'n by
				  R085-21A,
				  eff. 4/1/2022
NRS 519A.160,
				  519A.190, as amended by section 1 of Assembly Bill No. 148, chapter 385,
				  Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2339, and NRS 519A.210, as amended by section
				  2 of Assembly Bill No. 148, chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page
				  2340
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 519A.Sec. 5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
For purposes of section 3, NRS 519A.190, as amended by
				  section 1 of Assembly Bill No. 148, chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at
				  page 2339, and NRS 519A.210, as amended by section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 148,
				  chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2340, an applicant, operator or
				  person who has a controlling interest has remedied issues in relation to the
				  reclamation of an exploration project or mining operation outside of this State
				  and is in good standing with a federal agency or agency of another state if the
				  applicant, operator or person who has a controlling interest, as
				  applicable:
1. Fully and completely
				satisfies and complies with every condition or requirement that is set forth in
				a judgment, order, ruling or decision by a federal agency, agency of another
				state or a court of competent jurisdiction that is not appealable, or has
				otherwise become final after declination or exhaustion of all appeals
				including, without limitation:
(a) Paying any
				fee, penalty, fine, settlement, restitution or other obligation;
(b) Complying with an injunction order;
				and
(c) Providing any required
				financial assurance; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.120 - Time when obtaining of permit and payment of fees required

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The operator of each exploration project
				or mining operation which is active on October 1, 1990, shall obtain the permit
				required by
				NRS 519A.180 or
				519A.200, as
				applicable, and pay the fees required by NAC 519A.225:
(a) On or before October 1, 1993;
				or
(b) Before abandonment of the
				exploration project or mining operation, whichever occurs first.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.125 - Permits for exploration projects: Application

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The operator of
				an exploration project shall apply to the Division for a permit.
2. The application must include:
(a) The applicant's name, address and
				telephone number;
(b) If the
				applicant is a corporation or other business entity which is required to have a
				registered agent, the name, address and telephone number of its registered
				agent and its principal officers or partners;
(c) A complete plan for
				reclamation;
(d) The estimate of
				the cost of executing the plan for reclamation required by NAC
				519A.360;
(e) A statement that the
				applicant agrees to assume responsibility for the reclamation of any surface
				area affected by his or her exploration project;
(f) A map which depicts the area to be
				covered by the surety;
(g) For the
				purpose of calculating the amount of the surety, the average number of drill
				holes to be left open at any one time during the life of the project;
				and
(h) An affidavit that meets the
				requirements set forth in section 3 of this regulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.130 - Permits for exploration projects: Duration; limitation on issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A permit for an exploration project is
				valid for the life of the project unless it is suspended or revoked by the
				Division.
2. If a permit for an
				exploration project is included in a permit for a mining operation, it is valid
				for the life of the operation.
3.
				The Division shall not issue a permit to an applicant if:
(a) The applicant has an outstanding notice
				of noncompliance issued pursuant to NAC 519A.400; or
(b) The Division is otherwise prohibited from
				issuing the permit pursuant to NRS 519A.190, as amended by section 1 of
				Assembly Bill No. 148, chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page
				2339.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.135 - Interim permits for exploration projects: Prerequisites; effect; duration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division may grant an interim permit
				for an exploration project conducted on private land if:
(a) The operator requests the interim permit
				in writing and submits with the request an affidavit that meets the
				requirements set forth in section 3 of this regulation;
(b) The project contains a disturbance on
				affected land which is greater than 5 acres but less than 20 acres within a
				1-mile radius of the center of the project, including all lands, both public
				and private, associated with the project;
(c) The project employs best management
				practices during operation and reclamation to control erosion and minimize the
				transport and delivery of sediment to surface water, which must be the best
				management practices described in the State of Nevada Handbook of Best
				Management Practices or practices equivalent thereto;
(d) The operator files an application for a
				permit with the Division, including the information required in subsection 2 of
				NAC 519A.125  before disturbing and not reclaiming 5 acres of land;
(e) The operator provides surety which is
				acceptable to the Division;
(f) The
				operator files the fee required by NAC 519A.225  and submits the statement
				required by paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of NAC 519A.125;
(g) The operator does not have an outstanding
				notice of noncompliance issued pursuant to NAC 519A.400;
(h) The operator is not in violation of the
				provisions of:
(1) Chapter 519A of
				NRS;
(2) NAC 519A.010  to 519A.415,
				inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive; or
(3) An approved plan for reclamation;
				and
(i) The Division is
				not otherwise prohibited from issuing the operator a permit for an exploration
				project pursuant to the provisions of NRS 519A.190, as amended by section 1 of
				Assembly Bill No. 148, chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page
				2339.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.140 - Permits for mining operations: Application

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The operator of
				a mining operation shall apply to the Division for a permit.
2. An application must include:
(a) The applicant's name, address and
				telephone number;
(b) If the
				applicant is a corporation or other business entity which is required to have a
				registered agent, the name, address and telephone number of its registered
				agent and its principal officers or partners;
(c) A complete plan for
				reclamation;
(d) The estimate of
				the cost of executing the plan for reclamation required by NAC
				519A.360;
(e) A statement that the
				applicant agrees to assume responsibility for the reclamation of any surface
				area affected by his or her mining operation;
(f) A map which depicts the area to be
				covered by the surety;
(g) For the
				purpose of calculating the amount of the surety, the average number of drill
				holes to be left open at any one time during the life of the project;
(h) The fee charged by the Division for an
				application for and the issuance of a permit required by NAC 519A.225;
				and
(i) An affidavit that meets the
				requirements set forth in section 3 of this regulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.145 - Permits for mining operations: Duration; inclusion of exploration activities; limitation on issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A permit issued
				for a mining operation is valid for the life of the operation unless it is
				suspended or revoked by the Division.
2. Upon request by the applicant, a permit
				for mining must include all exploration activities conducted within the project
				area.
3. The Division shall not
				issue a permit to an applicant if:
(a) The
				applicant has an outstanding notice of noncompliance issued pursuant to NAC
				519A.400; or
(b) The Division is
				otherwise prohibited from issuing the permit pursuant to NRS 519A.210, as
				amended by section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 148, chapter 385, Statutes of Nevada
				2021, at page 2340.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.150 - Exploration projects and mining operations on public land

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an
				exploration project or mining operation takes place on public lands
				administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service
				or another federal land management agency, an applicant may substitute the plan
				of operations which has been approved by the federal agency for the application
				for a permit required by NAC 519A.125  or 519A.140  if:
(a) The plan of operations is accompanied
				with a surety which is acceptable to the Division and includes a plan for
				reclamation of all affected land; and
(b) The applicant submits with the plan of
				operations an affidavit that meets the requirements set forth in section 3
				.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.155 - Exploration projects and mining operations on both private and public land

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an exploration project or mining
				operation takes place on a site which includes privately owned land and public
				land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest
				Service or another federal land management agency an applicant may substitute
				the plan of operations which has been approved by the federal agency for the
				application for a permit required by NAC 519A.125  or 519A.140  if:
(a) The plan sets forth reclamation practices
				for both the public and privately owned lands; and
(b) The applicant submits with the plan an
				affidavit that meets the requirements set forth in section 3 of this
				regulation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.160 - Submission to Division of new or amended plan of operation

Current through June 11, 2024
When an operator of an exploration project or mining
				  operation submits a new or amended plan of operation to the federal agency, he
				  or she shall file a copy with the Division to allow the Division to conduct its
				  review concurrently with the federal agency.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS
					 519A.160,
					 519A.240
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.165 - Review of application for permit; provision of additional information

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division shall review an application
				for a permit and notify the applicant if additional information is required
				within 30 days after the receipt of the application. The notice must state the
				additional information which is required.
2. If the applicant provides additional
				information to complete an application, the Division shall notify the applicant
				if more additional information is required within 30 days after receipt of the
				additional information. The notice must state the additional information which
				is required.
3. Failure of an
				applicant to provide all required information within 1 year after the
				application date renders an application void and requires the submittal of a
				new application and fee. A new application and fee will not be required if the
				Division fails to act in a timely manner or if the applicant can demonstrate
				that circumstances beyond the applicant's control prevented the applicant from
				submitting the required information.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90;	A by
				  R086-21A,
				  eff. 2/28/2022
NRS 519A.160,
				  519A.190, 519A.210
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.170 - Treatment of information as confidential

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An operator
				may request when the information is submitted that the information submitted to
				the Division with the request for a permit be treated as confidential. The
				Division shall consider a request only if the operator, when the information is
				submitted, stamps or writes "confidential business information" on each
				page.
2. The operator must show to
				the satisfaction of the Division that the information contained in the
				application for a permit is entitled to protection as a trade secret.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				4, if the Division determines that the information is not entitled to
				protection as a trade secret it must not make the information public until the
				Division has:
(a) Notified the operator;
				and
(b) Allowed at least 10 working
				days after the notice has been sent for the informant to appeal the
				decision.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.175 - Time for final denial or issuance of final permit; effective date of permit; notice of denial

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division
				shall issue a final permit to the applicant or a final decision to deny a
				permit within 15 days after:
(a) If a public
				hearing is required, the close of the period for submitting comments and
				information prescribed in NAC 519A.185 to 519A.210, inclusive; or
(b) If a public hearing is not required and
				the application is complete, the receipt of an application for a permit and the
				required fees.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.180 - Time for issuance of draft of permit or notice of intent to deny application; extension of time for review of application

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Division shall prepare and issue a draft of a permit or notice of intent to
				deny the application for a permit, the grounds for the denial, if applicable,
				and the public notice pursuant to NAC 519A.185, if applicable, within:
(a) Fifteen days after it completes its
				review of a complete application for an exploration project or mining operation
				on federal land;
(b) Thirty days
				after it completes its review of a complete application for an exploration
				project on private land; and
(c)
				Sixty days after it completes its review of a complete application for a mining
				operation on private land.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.185 - Provision of notice of intent to issue draft of permit or to deny application

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Division shall, at least 30 days before
				the issuance of a draft permit or a notice of intent to deny the application
				for a permit for an exploration project or mining operation to be conducted on
				privately owned land:
(a) Provide public
				notice of the intent to issue a draft permit or deny the application in a
				manner intended to inform interested persons;
(b) Publish notice of the intent to issue the
				permit or deny the application on an Internet website designed to give general
				public notice; and
(c) Mail to the
				operator, landowner of record who is identified by the applicant in the
				application, members of the board of county commissioners of the county in
				which the project or operation is to be located, Division of Minerals of the
				Commission on Mineral Resources and any other person or group who so requests,
				written notice of the intent to issue a draft permit or deny the
				application.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.190 - Submission of comments and information concerning draft of permit; request for public hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Within 30 days
				after notice is published pursuant to NAC 519A.185:
(a) Any person may submit written comments
				and information regarding the draft of the permit to the Division.
(b) The operator or any person who is
				directly affected by the application for a permit may request in writing a
				public hearing on any application for a permit. The request must state the
				reason for the request and the issues to be raised at the hearing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.195 - Prerequisites for scheduling public hearing on application for permit

Current through June 11, 2024
The Division shall schedule a public hearing on an
				  application for a permit if:
1. A
				person who is directly affected by the application for a permit requests the
				hearing and the Division determines that the request is reasonable and there is
				a significant degree of public interest in the matter; or
2. The Division deems it necessary.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-19-90
NRS 519A.150,
					 519A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.200 - Notice of public hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division
				shall cause to be published a notice for a hearing at least 30 days before the
				hearing in the manner prescribed by NAC 519A.185.
2. In addition to the information required by
				NAC 519A.185, the notice must include:
(a) The
				date on which the public notice required by NAC 519A.185 was given concerning
				the permit;
(b) The date, time and
				place of the hearing; and
(c) A
				brief description of the nature and purpose of the hearing and the applicable
				rules and procedures for the hearing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.205 - Submission of comments and information at public hearing; provision of records to operator

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any person may
				submit to the Division at a public hearing on the application for a permit held
				by the Division an oral or written statement or other information which relates
				to the draft of the permit.
2. The
				Division shall, if appropriate:
(a) Set
				reasonable limits upon the time allowed for oral statements;
(b) Require persons submitting oral
				statements to submit the statements in writing; and
(c) Extend the period allowed for the
				submission of comments and information by interested persons to the close of
				the hearing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 519A - Reclamation of Land Subject to Mining Operations or Exploration Projects › REGULATION OF MINING OPERATIONS AND EXPLORATION PROJECTS › Permits and Fees › Section 519A.210 - Statement by Division responding to public comments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If
				the Division issues a final permit, it shall, if applicable, issue at the same
				time a statement responding to the comments received on the matter.
2. A copy of the statement must be sent to
				the operator and all persons submitting comments or information and will be
				made available for inspection by the public.
3. The statement must:
(a) Set forth the provisions, if any, in the
				draft permit that have been changed in the final permit, and the reasons for
				the change;
(b) Briefly describe
				and respond to all significant comments and information submitted;
				and
(c) State that any person
				aggrieved by the Division's decision may appeal the decision pursuant to NAC
				519A.415.