M-13.1 - Mining Act

Section 104.1 Disposition versions

2021-12-09

104.1. The Minister may grant an increase in the area of the territory covered by the lease to the lessee who applies for one, provided

(1)  the added land is contiguous to that territory;

(2)  the added land is subject to one or more claims held by the lease holder;

(3)  mining operations have come into production in reasonable commercial quantities;

(4)  the revised rehabilitation and restoration plan has been approved in accordance with this Act, and the authorization required under the Environment Quality Act (chapter Q-2) has been issued or amended, as applicable; and

(5)  the lessee has complied with any requirement prescribed by regulation and paid the annual rental for the portion of added land as well as the fees prescribed.

An application for an increase in the area of the territory covered by the lease must also be accompanied by a survey of the parcel of land involved, unless it has already been entirely surveyed, a report describing the nature, extent and probable value of the deposit, certified by an engineer or a geologist who meets the qualification requirements determined by regulation, and a report presenting an estimate of mineral resources and reserves.

2021, c. 35, s. 58.