OAR 141-071-0405
Definitions

(1)

“Division” means Division of State Lands.

(2)

“Director” means the Division Director.

(3)

“Mining claim” means as defined in ORS Chapter 517 (Mining and Mining Claims).

(4)

“Mining lease” means the completed lease following the form adopted by OAR 141-071-0690.

(5)

“Lands” means the state-owned lands as listed in the Registry of Mineral Rights for which the Division may execute mining leases under ORS 273.780 (Retention of mineral and geothermal resource rights by state). (Certain minerals and lands are excluded by ORS 273.785 (Application of ORS 273.551 and 273.775 to 273.790).)

(6)

“Surface Rights” means all property rights and usage exclusive of the mineral estate or reserved mineral rights.

(7)

“Valuable Minerals” those metallic minerals and uranium covered by these rules which have sufficient values to justify expenditure by a prudent man for development and extraction.

(8)

“Commercial Quantities” those valuable minerals, as defined herein, which exist in sufficient amounts to justify expenditures by a prudent man for development and extraction.

(9)

“Hard Mineral Resource” all state-owned metallic and non-metallic minerals except oil, gas and sulphur, geothermal resources and their by-products, and construction grades of rock, sand, and gravel.

(10)

“Discovery” finding of one or more valuable minerals in commercial quantities.

(11)

“Exploration” means electrical and electronic surveys, seismic, gravimetric, geochemical surveys, shallow core drilling, assay work, and other measurements of a like nature.

(12)

“Registry” means the inventory of mineral rights established by the Division of State Lands pursuant to ORS 273.790 (Registry of rights under state board) listing lands owned by all state agencies in which mineral rights were transferred to the Division for leasing.

(13)

“Operations Plan” means the planned series of measurements, tests, and surveys which a permittee expects to employ; multiple plan segments may be employed to allow sequence adjustments whenever data warrants.

(14)

“Qualified Applicant” means any United States citizen of legal age, or any firm, association, or corporation which is qualified to do business in the State of Oregon and is not in default under the laws of the State of Oregon relating to qualifications to do business within this state; and governmental units, including without limitation, municipalities; provided, that no member of the State Land Board or employee of the Division of State Lands may take or hold a lease upon state-owned mineral rights.

Source: Rule 141-071-0405 — Definitions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=141-071-0405.

141‑071‑0400
Purpose 141‑071‑0405
Definitions 141‑071‑0410
State Land Board Policy 141‑071‑0420
Fees and Service Charges 141‑071‑0425
Insurance 141‑071‑0430
Bonds 141‑071‑0440
Reservations 141‑071‑0445
Refunds and Withdrawals 141‑071‑0450
Records 141‑071‑0455
Lands Subject to Permit 141‑071‑0460
Mineral Prospecting Permit Required 141‑071‑0465
Application for Mineral Prospecting Permit 141‑071‑0470
Priority 141‑071‑0475
Application Approval 141‑071‑0480
Mineral Prospecting Permit Terms 141‑071‑0485
Conversion 141‑071‑0490
Mining Lease Required 141‑071‑0495
Availability 141‑071‑0500
Size of Leasable Tract 141‑071‑0505
Application 141‑071‑0510
Receipt of Application 141‑071‑0515
Priority 141‑071‑0520
Application Supplement 141‑071‑0525
Application Rejection 141‑071‑0530
Application and Supplement Consideration 141‑071‑0535
When Applicable 141‑071‑0540
Procedures 141‑071‑0545
Competitive Bidding 141‑071‑0550
Notice of Bidding 141‑071‑0555
Contents of Notice 141‑071‑0560
Bidding Requirements 141‑071‑0565
Opening of Bids and Award of Leases 141‑071‑0570
Oral Bidding Procedure 141‑071‑0575
Lease Execution 141‑071‑0580
Forfeiture of Competitive Bid Leases 141‑071‑0585
Restoration of Bidding Units 141‑071‑0590
Mineral Lease Form 141‑071‑0595
Term of Lease 141‑071‑0600
Rental Rate 141‑071‑0605
Development Requirement 141‑071‑0610
Royalties 141‑071‑0615
Measurement 141‑071‑0620
Basis of Value 141‑071‑0625
Commingling 141‑071‑0630
Assignment 141‑071‑0635
Surface Management 141‑071‑0640
Reclamation 141‑071‑0645
Relinquishment 141‑071‑0650
Investigation of Leased Premises 141‑071‑0655
Suspension of Operation 141‑071‑0660
Cancellation of Mining Lease
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 141-071-0405’s source at or​.us