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- Alaska Statutes.
- Title 38. Public Land
- Chapter 5. Alaska Land Act
- Section 205. Mining Leasing.
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Section 207. Production License. [Repealed, Sec. 19 Ch 56 SLA 1997].
AS 38.05.205. Mining Leasing.
- (a) Prior discovery, location, and recording shall initiate prior rights to mineral deposits subject to AS 38.05.185
- 38.05.275 in or on state land, other than submerged
land, which is open to mining leasing. Locations shall be made and certificates of location recorded in accordance with
AS 38.05.195
. If the located land is available only for leasing, the director shall publish in a paper of general circulation in
the area of the location, notice of the recording of the location and notice that a mineral lease will be issued. The
notice may be combined with notices of locations either in the same general area or statewide. Unless a conflicting
location exists, no later than two weeks after publication of the notice, an application form for a mining lease shall
be mailed to the locator by the director. A lease application shall be filed with the director by the locator within
90 days after receipt of the form. If the located land is not available for leasing, notice shall be given the locator
by the director and the locator's prior rights shall terminate. A mining lessee has the exclusive rights of possession
and extraction of all minerals subject to AS 38.05.185
- 38.05.275 lying within the boundaries of the lease
or location. Mining leases may be issued for one location or for a group of contiguous locations held in common.
Minerals may not be mined and marketed or used until a lease is issued, except for limited amounts necessary for
sampling or testing.
- (b) [Repealed, Sec. 10 ch 101 SLA 1989].
- (c) A mining lease shall be for any period up to 55 years, and is renewable if requirements for the lease remain
satisfied. Annual rental and production royalties shall be paid as required under AS 38.05.211
and 38.05.212. A valid mining claim located and held
under AS 38.05.195
may be converted to a lease at any time upon application by the owner, and issuance by the commissioner. Rights
granted by a mining lease may not be exercised until the lease has been filed for record in the recording district
where the land is located.
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