PERMIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Sec. 1. Rights conferred by issuance of prospecting permit. Permittee
is granted the exclusive right to prospect on and explore the lands to
determine the existence of a valuable deposit of the mineral applied
for or any compound of that mineral in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the permit. Permittee must diligently prospect the lands by
core drilling or other acceptable methods. The permittee may remove only
such material as is necessary to demonstrate the existence of a valuable
mineral deposit.
Sec. 2. Operating regulations. (a) Pennittee must comply with all
regulations of the Secretary of the Interior; and, as to the lands described
herein under his jurisdiction, to the regulations and orders of the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(b) Permittee must comply with the provisions of the operating
regulations of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (43 CFR 3590)
and all orders issued pursuant thereto. Copies of the operating regulations
may be obtained from the BLM.
(c) Permittee must maintain a permit bond in the amount determined by
the BLM.
(d) Permittee must allow inspection of the premises and operations by
representatives of the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, or other
agency administering the lands and provide for the free ingress and egress
of Government ofcers and users of the lands under authority of the
United States.
Sec. 3. Multiple use. (a) Valid existing rights acquired prior hereto on the
lands described herein will not be adversely affected hereby.
(b) The granting of this permit will not preclude the issuance of other
permits, leases, or other development of the same lands.
(c) The permitted lands will be subject, at all times, to any other lawful
uses by the United States, its lessees, permittees, licensees, and assigns,
but such use should not materially interfere with the permittee’s operations
hereunder.
(d) The Government reserves the right to sell or otherwise dispose of
the surface of the permitted lands under existing law or laws hereafter
enacted, insofar as such disposal will not materially interfere with the
rights of the permittee.
(e) The permittee must afford all facilities for inspection of the
prospecting work on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior or head of
agency administering the lands and to make a report, on demand, of all
matters pertaining to the character, progress, and results of such work.
(f) The permittee must observe such conditions as to the use and
occupancy of the surface of the lands as provided by law, in case any of
said lands will have or may be entered or patented with a reservation of
mineral deposits to the United States.
Sec. 4. Removal of deposits. Permittee must remove from the lands only
such deposits as may be necessary to experimental work or to establish
the existence of valuable deposits within the permit area and must keep a
record of all minerals mined.
Sec. 5. Rental. Permittee must pay an annual rental of 50 cents per acre, or
fraction thereof, but not less than $20 per year. The annual rental payment
must be made on or before the anniversary date of the permit, payable to
Minerals Management Service.
Sec. 6. Extension of permit. (a) This permit may be subject to extension
under applicable regulation upon approval by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) and upon the showing of entitlement hereto. (No
extension may be granted for sodium or sulphur prospecting permits.)
Sec. 14. Special Stipulations:
to the date of expiration of this permit. Unless such an application is led
within the time specied, this permit will expire without notice to the
permittee.
(b) Application for extension of this permit, where authorized by law or
regulation, must be led in the proper BLM ofce at least 90 days prior
Sec. 7. Assignments. All assignments or transfers of this permit or of any
interest therein must be led with the BLM for approval in accordance
with the provisions of the appropriate regulation and will take effect as
of the rst day of the month following approval thereof, or, if transferee
so requests, as of the rst day of the month during which such approval
is given.
Sec. 8. Relinquishment of permit. Permittee may relinquish this permit, in
whole or part, by ling in the proper BLM ofce a written relinquishment
which, upon acceptance by the BLM, will be effective as of the date of
ling.
Sec. 9 Termination or cancellation. (a) This permit will terminate
automatically upon failure of the permittee to pay the rental on or before
the anniversary date thereof.
(b) This permit may be cancelled in accordance with the regulations upon
failure by permittee to comply with the regulations or the provisions of the
law, or for violation of any of the terms or stipulations of the permit and
exploration plan. Such cancellation may occur if such failure or default
continues for 30 days after service of written notice thereof by the BLM.
Sec. 10. Protection of surface, natural resources, and improvements.
The permittee agrees to take such reasonable steps as may be needed to
prevent operations on the permitted lands from unnecessarily: (1) causing
or contributing to soil erosion or damaging crops, including forage, and
timber growth thereon or on Federal or non-Federal lands in the vicinity;
(2) polluting air and water; (3) damaging improvements owned by the
United States or other parties; or (4) destroying, damaging or removing
fossils, historic or prehistoric ruins, or artifacts; and upon any partial or
total relinquishment or the cancellation or expiration of this permit, or
at any other time prior thereto when required and to the extent deemed
necessary by the lessor to ll any pits, ditches and other excavations,
remove or cover all debris, and so far as reasonably possible, restore the
surface of the permitted land and access roads to their former condition,
including the removal of structures as and if required. The BLM will
prescribe the steps to be taken and restoration to be made with respect to
the permitted lands and improvements thereon whether or not owned by
the United States.
Sec. 11. Antiquities and objects of historic value. When American
antiquities or other objects of historic or scientic interest including but
not limited to historic or prehistoric ruins, fossils or artifacts are discovered
on lands covered by this permit, or discovered during performance of this
permit, the item(s) or condition(s) will be left intact and immediately
brought to the attention of the contracting ofcer or his representative.
Sec. 12. Discovery of Valuable Deposit: A permittee may le an application
for a noncompetitive lease not later than 60 days after expiration of
the prospecting permit. An applicant for a noncompetitive lease must
show that a valuable deposit of the mineral specied in the prospecting
permit was discovered within the permit area and during the life of the
permit. For noncompetitive lease applications for sodium, potassium and
sulphur, it additionally must be shown that the lands are chiey valuable
for that mineral (as opposed to nonmineral disposition of the lands). See
regulations in 43 CFR, Part 3500 for ling requirements for specic
minerals.
Sec. 13. Equal opportunity clause. This permit is subject to the provisions
of Executive Order No. 11246 of Sept. 24, 1965, as amended, which sets
forth the nondiscrimination clauses. A copy of this order may be obtained
from the BLM
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