1999 Minnesota Statutes

     93.18 Permit holders; rights, duties.  

    Subdivision 1.    Prospect for iron ore.  The holder of 
 any permit to prospect for iron ore issued upon public sale 
 under section 93.17 shall have the right to prospect for such 
 ore on the land described in the permit for one year from the 
 date thereof and no longer; but no ore shall be removed 
 therefrom until a lease has been executed.  No permit for the 
 same land shall be issued to the same person for two years in 
 succession.  The work of prospecting under a permit shall begin 
 in a substantial manner within 90 days from the date thereof and 
 shall be continued until the permit expires or is surrendered, 
 or a lease is requested by the holder of the permit.  The holder 
 of a permit shall report in writing to the commissioner the time 
 of beginning such prospecting, and thereafter on the first 
 business day of each April, July, October, and January shall 
 report the progress of the work of prospecting, and shall 
 accompany these reports with maps showing the character and 
 extent of the work done, the nature of materials encountered in 
 the work, and the analysis for iron, silica, phosphorus, 
 alumina, and manganese of all iron-bearing formation 
 encountered; provided, that if any hard rock or any taconite as 
 defined in section 93.20 is encountered, the commissioner may 
 require only such analytical information as the commissioner 
 deems essential.  The permit holder shall split all samples 
 taken and furnish the commissioner or representative, from time 
 to time as the commissioner or representative shall direct, with 
 a portion of the samples properly marked for identification.  
 Subject to the approval of the commissioner and under such 
 conditions the commissioner may prescribe, a geophysical survey 
 of the area may be accepted in lieu of drilling.  If the 
 permittee elects to make a geophysical survey, upon completion 
 thereof, the permittee shall make such further exploration of 
 the property as the commissioner may direct, and shall continue 
 such exploration until the permit expires or is surrendered, or 
 an application is made for a lease.  The work done by the permit 
 holder shall be subject to inspection at all reasonable times by 
 the commissioner or representatives thereof.  

    Subd. 2.    Cancellation of permit.  Every permit to 
 prospect for ore is granted upon the express condition that if 
 the permit holder shall fail to perform any of the terms, 
 covenants, or conditions specified in the permit to be performed 
 by the holder, then it shall be the duty of the commissioner to 
 cancel the permit, first having mailed to the permit holder at 
 least 20 days' notice in writing thereof.  

    HIST: (6407) RL s 2489; 1921 c 412 s 5; 1925 c 395 s 1; 1927 c 
 389 s 1; 1951 c 546 s 1; 1986 c 444