Utah Admin. Code R652-20-3200 - Mineral Salts Leases Within Great Salt Lake
1. Mineral leases for mineral salts on land
within Great Salt Lake, shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this
rule, and other applicable laws and rules governing the issuance of mineral
leases on state owned lands or mineral resources.
2. Definitions: The term "state land within
Great Salt Lake", as used in this section, shall include all state lands lying
within the exterior boundary lines of the meander-line around the lake as
surveyed by the United States. The term "salts", as used in this section, shall
mean, chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, boratex, silicates, oxides, nitrates
and associated minerals existing at the surface and to the extent of their
continuous depth, but shall not include the salts and other minerals contained
in solution or suspension in the waters of Great Salt Lake as defined in
R652-20-3100.
3. All mineral lessees granted a mineral
salts lease under this section must have a royalty agreement as provided under
R640-20-3100. This royalty agreement shall be a minimum royalty of
$10,000.
4. Leases issued pursuant
to this rule shall grant the lessee the right to mine, extract, or remove salts
from the surface of the lands covered thereby, together with the right to use
so much of the surface as is necessary for all purposes incident to the
extraction of salts and other minerals from brines of Great Salt Lake or the
surface of the lands covered by the lease.
5. Leases shall provide for a rental using
rates established in the Division fee schedule and shall be coterminous with
R652-20-3100.
6. Leases issued pursuant to this rule shall
contain provisions necessary to affect the purpose of this rule, including, the
following provisions: the rights of the lessee; the term of the lease; annual
rental and royalties; rights reserved to the lessor; bonds; reporting of
technical data; operation requirements; lessees consent to suit in any dispute
arising under the terms of this lease or as a result of operations carried on
under this lease; procedures for notification; transfers of interest by lessee;
establishment of water rights and water usage; discovery of other minerals;
terms and conditions of lease forfeiture; protection of the state from
liability from all actions of the lessee; and all other provisions that the
division deems necessary to protect the interest of the state and to fulfill
the purpose of this rule.
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