1999 Minnesota Statutes

     93.353 Rights of permit holders.  

    The holder of any such permit shall have the right to 
 prospect for iron ore on the land described therein for one year 
 from the date thereof, and no longer; but no ore shall be 
 removed therefrom until a lease has been executed.  The work of 
 prospecting under such permit shall begin in a substantial 
 manner as soon after the date thereof as conditions will permit 
 and shall be continued until the permit expires, is surrendered 
 or a lease asked for.  The holder of such permit shall report in 
 writing to the commissioner of natural resources on the first 
 business day of each April, July, October, and January, the 
 progress of the work of prospecting and accompany such reports 
 with maps showing the character and extent of the work done, the 
 nature of materials encountered in such work and the analysis 
 for iron, silica, phosphorus, alumina, and manganese of all iron 
 bearing formation encountered.  The permit holder shall split 
 all samples taken and furnish the commissioner or representative 
 of the commissioner from time to time as the commissioner or 
 representative shall direct, with a portion of such samples, 
 properly marked for identification.  The work done by the permit 
 holder shall be subject to inspection at all reasonable times by 
 the commissioner or representatives.  The permit to prospect for 
 ore is granted upon the express condition that if the permit 
 holder shall fail to perform any of the terms, covenants or 
 conditions in such permit to be performed by the permit holder, 
 then it shall be the duty of the commissioner to cancel such 
 permit, first having given said permit holder at least 20 days' 
 notice in writing thereof.  

    HIST: 1943 c 208 s 3; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1986 c 444