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Department of Natural Resources Mining Lease |
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| Who Needs This Lease? |
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Anyone who wants exclusive rights
to specified minerals in Nova Scotia for the term of the lease, subject
to payment of royalties and rent and provisions of the lease and Act.
Note: This lease covers the same items as the Mineral Exploration Licence.
A mining lease is not required for Gypsum or non-crown Limestone. |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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N.S. Department
of Natural Resources |
| Where can you get this Lease
and / or further information? |
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Registrar
Mineral Development
and Policy Section
N.S. Department of Natural Resources
Tel: (902) 424-4068
Fax: (902) 424-7735 |
Office Location:
Founders Square
3rd Floor
1701 Hollis Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3M8
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 698
Halifax, NS B3J 2T9 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
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An application form (Form No.
13, Application for Mining Lease) can be obtained from the nearest
Regional or Area Office of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources, or
the Registry of Mineral
and Petroleum Titles of the Department (see above).
When completed, it is submitted to the Registry of Mineral and Petroleum Titles.
In addition, the application must be supported by information as outlined
by Section 56 under the Mineral Resources Act.
The applicant is required to submit a written undertaking to obtain a
mining permit within 2 years. (See also Related Requirements, below.)
If all the requirements of the Act are met, and the application is approved,
the applicants will be notified following a decision by the Minister
of the N.S. Department of Natural Resources. |
| Waiting Period: |
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Initial application: 55 business days (2.5 months)
Renewal application: 95 business days (4.5 months)
For all minerals excluding: (1) ordinary and building stone, sand, gravel, peat moss, ‘non-Crown’ limestone; and (2) salt, potash, coal and urnium, geothermal. |
| Expiry & Renewal: |
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These leases are valid for up to 20 years from
the date they are issued and can be renewed for another 20 years. The
renewal time is when they expire. The Department will send out a renewal
notice six months prior to the expiry of the lease. |
| Price: (No tax is
charged) |
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Initial Application and Annual
Renewal
Lease rentals: $114.25 per claim
Royalty Payments: Royalty payments are subject to section 121 of the Mineral
Resources Act; also see Section 70 of Regulations under the Mineral Resources
Act |
| Related Requirements: |
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External: Proprietorship /
Partnership / Syndicated Corporate applicants are to be registered
with the N.S. Registry
of Joint Stock Companies.
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Mineral Exploration: Licence
or Mineral Exploration: Special Licence;
Mineral Licence: Summary of Agreement (if
it exists), N.S. Department of Natural Resources.
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Legal survey of the deposit
in relation to lease bounds, unless otherwise specified.
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All work conducted persuant to this Lease
must be done in compliance with the Occupational
Health and Safety Act, the Environment
Act, and all other pertinent legislation.
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| Additional Information: |
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None. |
| Legislative Authority: |
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Mineral Resources Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia,
1990, Chapter 18, Section 1, 22, 56 |
