Section 45-6C-51 – Exemption of educational and recreational activities.
45-6C-51. Exemption of educational and recreational activities. Any person engaged in recreational, hobby, amateur, or field activities independently or sponsored by educational institutions or by organizations involved in earth science activities including geology, mineralogy, paleontology, treasure hunting, gold panning, archaeology, and noncommercial agate and gem hunting and using hand-held tools and equipment is exempt from […]
Section 45-6C-52 – Annual report of activities conducted under notice of intent–Information to be included.
45-6C-52. Annual report of activities conducted under notice of intent–Information to be included. For each exploration notice of intent held by an operator, an annual report of activities conducted under the notice shall be submitted to the department by January first of each year. Any operator holding more than one notice may submit a single […]
Section 45-6C-53 – Transfer of notice of intent.
45-6C-53. Transfer of notice of intent. Any exploration notice of intent may be transferred. If one operator succeeds another at any uncompleted exploration operation, the successor operator shall make application for a transfer to the Board of Minerals and Environment. The board may not deny a transfer unless the operation is not in compliance or […]
Section 45-6C-54 – Publication of application for a transfer of notice of intent–Contents.
45-6C-54. Publication of application for a transfer of notice of intent–Contents. The applicant shall cause notice of the filing of his application for a transfer to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed exploration operation within ten days after the application of transfer is received by the department. […]
Section 45-6C-55 – Confidentiality period of certain mineral exploration reports.
45-6C-55. Confidentiality period of certain mineral exploration reports. Any written geologic report, aquifer penetration report, map, test hole log, or other information relative to the geologic data, size, extent, or economic value of a mineral deposit filed with the state by a person who conducted a mineral exploration operation which was initiated or permitted before […]
Section 45-6C-41 – Violation–Forfeiture of surety–Proceedings by attorney general.
45-6C-41. Violation–Forfeiture of surety–Proceedings by attorney general. The attorney general, upon request of the Board of Minerals and Environment, shall institute proceedings to have the surety of the operator forfeited for violation by the operator of an order entered pursuant to §45-6C-37. Before making such request of the attorney general, the board shall notify the […]
Section 45-6C-42 – Violation–Forfeiture of surety–Reclamation of land by board.
45-6C-42. Violation–Forfeiture of surety–Reclamation of land by board. The Board of Minerals and Environment shall plug and reclaim, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, any affected land with respect to which a surety has been forfeited. Source: SL 1982, ch 306, §42.
Section 45-6C-43 – Fees deposited in environment and natural resources fee fund–Proceeds of forfeiture of surety deposited in special revenue fund.
45-6C-43. Fees deposited in environment and natural resources fee fund–Proceeds of forfeiture of surety deposited in special revenue fund. All fees received by the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall be deposited by the department in the environment and natural resources fee fund established pursuant to §1-41-23. The proceeds of any surety forfeiture proceedings […]
Section 45-6C-44 – Operator currently in violation–Filing notice of intent prohibited.
45-6C-44. Operator currently in violation–Filing notice of intent prohibited. Any operator who is currently found to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter with respect to any operation in this state may not file a notice of intent to conduct an exploration operation. The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall return any […]
Section 45-6C-45 – Violation–Civil penalty–Liability for damages to environment.
45-6C-45. Violation–Civil penalty–Liability for damages to environment. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars per day nor more than one thousand dollars per day for each day which such violation occurs, or is liable for damages to the environment of […]