Sec. 27.22.010. Discovery and production bonus.
(a) To stimulate prospecting for, discovery of, and production from new domestic mineral-bearing deposits, and in the interest of the general industrial development of the state, the commissioner shall, upon sufficient proof, pay a bonus of $10,000 to a person or persons, partnership, company, or corporation that discovers and produces ore in Alaska under the […]
Sec. 27.22.020. Amount of production.
The bonus will be paid, not for discovery alone, but only in connection with the delivery and sale to a bona fide purchaser of the first unit shipment of ore or concentrate with a gross market value of $100,000 or more substantiated by affidavit showing completion of sale and receipt of money, gross or net, […]
Sec. 27.22.030. Eligibility to claim bonus.
A person of legal age and a citizen of the United States or a partnership, company, or corporation of citizens legally authorized to operate in the state may claim the bonus offered in this chapter.
Sec. 27.22.040. Nature of bonus.
(a) A bonus will be paid only once for production of ores or concentrates from a single lode or placer deposit. The commissioner or a duly authorized representative shall determine whether production from a given location, claim, or group of claims is the first production from the deposit for the purpose of this chapter or […]
Sec. 27.22.050. Notice of discovery and production; action of the commissioner.
(a) Notice of the discovery of a mineral deposit and production from it believed to meet the requirements of this chapter shall be forwarded to the commissioner by registered letter together with (1) a brief description of the size, location, and date of discovery of the deposit, including the number, size, and location of mining […]
Sec. 27.21.910. Exemptions.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the extraction of coal (1) by a landowner or lessee for the landowner’s or lessee’s own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by it; (2) for commercial purposes if the surface coal mining operation affects two acres or less; or (3) as an incidental part […]
Sec. 27.21.210. Performance standards.
The commissioner shall adopt regulations consistent with the environmental performance standards of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the regulations promulgated under that Act for both surface coal mining and reclamation operations and surface effects of underground mining with appropriate adjustments to the special physical, hydrological, biological, and climatic conditions in […]
Sec. 27.21.920. Experimental practices.
In order to encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices, and to allow post-mining land use for industrial, commercial, residential, recreational, or public purposes, the commissioner may, with the approval of the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, authorize departures in individual cases on an experimental basis from the environmental performance standards […]
Sec. 27.21.220. Surface effects of underground coal mining.
(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to the surface effects of underground coal mining. However, the commissioner shall consider the inherent difference between underground mining and surface mining in adopting regulations under this chapter that apply to underground mining. (b) In order to protect the stability of the land, the commissioner shall suspend underground […]
Sec. 27.21.930. Water rights and replacement.
(a) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect the right of a person to protect the person’s interest in water resources affected by a surface coal mining operation. (b) An operator shall replace the water supply of an owner of an interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner’s […]