92 – Limitation of Article.
§ 92. Limitation of article. Nothing in this article contained shall be construed to affect the Onondaga salt springs reservation, located in Onondaga county, or the springs of any county adjacent thereto.
92-A – Waste of Mineral Waters.
§ 92-a. Waste of mineral waters. 1. The waste of that class of mineral waters holding in solution natural mineral salts and an excess of carbonic acid gas is hereby declared to be unlawful. 2. Waste defined. The permitting of the flow or escape of that class of mineral waters defined in section ninety of […]
80 – Definitions.
§ 80. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Gold mine” means a mineral deposit in which the total sales value of the gold is more than fifty per centum of the value of all other minerals associated or occurring with the gold in the mine. 2. “Silver mine” means a mineral deposit in which […]
81 – Minerals Subject to State Ownership; Exploration of Mines on State Lands.
§ 81. Minerals subject to state ownership; exploration of mines on state lands. 1. The following minerals are the property of the people of the state of New York in their right of sovereignty: (a) All deposits of gold and silver in or upon private lands and lands belonging to the state heretofore or hereafter […]
82 – Notice of Discovery; Filing; Fee; Bounty to Discoverer; Royalty to State.
§ 82. Notice of discovery; filing; fee; bounty to discoverer; royalty to state. 1. Any person discovering a mine or deposit of gold or silver in or upon private lands within this state, and any citizen of the United States discovering a mine or deposit of any mineral in or upon state lands may work […]
83 – Entry Upon Lands to Work Mines; Effect of Notice.
§ 83. Entry upon lands to work mines; effect of notice. 1. Nothing contained in this article shall affect any right heretofore granted by special act of the legislature nor affect the terms of any consent heretofore given by the commissioner of general services to persons having discovered deposits of minerals but any such person […]
84 – Mining Rights; Regulations; Continuation; Termination.
§ 84. Mining rights; regulations; continuation; termination. 1. All rights to explore for or extract minerals from a mine or deposit that have heretofore arisen by reason of the filing of a notice of discovery or by reason of the issuance of a permit or consent by the commissioner of general services under this article […]
85 – Rules and Regulations.
§ 85. Rules and regulations. The commissioner of general services may prescribe the form and contents of all notices provided for by this article and may, from time to time, make, adopt and enforce such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this article, as he may deem necessary or proper for the administration of this […]
90 – Accelerating or Impeding Flow of Mineral Waters.
§ 90. Accelerating or impeding flow of mineral waters. Pumping, or by any artificial contrivance whatsoever in any manner accelerating the natural flow, or producing an unnatural flow of that class of mineral waters holding in solution natural mineral salts and an excess of carbonic acid gas from any well made by boring or drilling […]
39 – Application for Grant Under Special Law.
§ 39. Application for grant under special law. The commissioner of general services shall not grant any of the unappropriated state lands to any person applying therefor by virtue of a special law, unless such application be made within one year after the passage of such law, unless otherwise provided therein, but such land shall […]