Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 513.080 Forms for submission of information. (NRS 513.063) The information required pursuant to the provisions of NAC 513.010 to 513.120, inclusive, must be submitted on forms provided by the Administrator. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 2-18-88)

NAC 513.090 Preparation and maintenance of records and reports. (NRS 513.063) Each operator shall prepare and maintain such records and reports as the Administrator may require. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 2-18-88)

NAC 513.100 Registration of mines. (NRS 513.063) Each operator of a mine which: 1. Is in operation on February 18, 1988, shall submit to the Administrator a completed form for registration within 90 days after February 18, 1988. 2. Begins operations after February 18, 1988, shall…

NAC 513.110 Notice required to open or close mine. (NRS 513.063) 1. Each operator shall notify the Administrator, in writing, before opening or closing a mine. 2. The notice must include: (a) The name and location of the mine; (b) The name, address and telephone number of the own…

NAC 513.120 Annual reports by operators. (NRS 513.063) On or before April 15 of each year, each operator shall submit to the Administrator a report relating to the annual status and production of the mine for the preceding calendar year. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resourc…

NAC 513.200 Definitions. (NRS 513.094) As used in NAC 513.200 to 513.390, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 513.205 to 513.290, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral R…

NAC 513.205 “Administrator” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88) — (Substituted in revision for NAC 513.250)

NAC 513.210 “Animal” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Animal” means any member of the bovine, equine, porcine or caprine species as well as dogs, cats or other animals under the restraint or control of a person. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88)

NAC 513.220 “Commission” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Commission” means the Commission on Mineral Resources. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88)

NAC 513.230 “Dangerous condition” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Dangerous condition” means a condition resulting from mining practices which took place at a mine that is no longer operating or its associated works that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to …

NAC 513.240 “Division” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Division” means the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88)

NAC 513.270 “Owner” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Owner” means the owner of real property who is shown to be the owner on records located in the courthouse of the county in which the real property is located. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88)

NAC 513.280 “Person” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Person” means a natural person. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88)

NAC 513.290 “Responsible person” defined. (NRS 513.094) “Responsible person” means the owner of a patented claim or the claimant of an unpatented claim. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88)

NAC 513.300 Scope. (NRS 513.094) The provisions of NAC 513.200 to 513.390, inclusive, apply to all owners or other responsible persons for dangerous conditions on private or public land. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-21-88)

NAC 513.310 Waiver of provisions. (NRS 513.094) Upon the approval of the Administrator, the Division may grant a waiver from any provision of NAC 513.200 to 513.390, inclusive, if the waiver does not defeat the purpose of NRS 513.094. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources,…

NAC 513.315 Additional fee for certain filings required by Chapter 517 of NRS. (NRS 513.063, 513.094) The amount of the additional fee that is imposed on filings pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 513.094 is $4 per claim. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources by R069-99, eff.…

NAC 513.320 Assignment of points to dangerous condition. (NRS 513.094) The Administrator or his or her representative shall assign a dangerous condition one to five points for the location of the condition and an additional one to five points for the degree of danger associated w…

NAC 513.330 Rating of location; modification of rating by Administrator. (NRS 513.063, 513.094) The location of a dangerous condition must be rated in the following manner: 1. One point must be assigned to a dangerous condition located at least 5 miles from an occupied structure …

NAC 513.340 Rating of degree of danger. (NRS 513.094) The degree of danger for a dangerous condition must be rated in the following manner: 1. One point must be assigned to a dangerous condition consisting of: (a) A vertical or near vertical hole 8 to 20 feet, inclusive, in depth…

NAC 513.350 Dangerous condition causing fatality or injury. (NRS 513.094) Any dangerous condition that has been the cause of a documented fatality or injury must be ranked as a high hazard, regardless of its numerical score. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 12-2…

NAC 513.360 Ranking of dangerous condition. (NRS 513.063, 513.094) Dangerous conditions must be ranked as follows: 1. A dangerous condition with a total number of two or three points is a minimal hazard; 2. A dangerous condition with a total number of four or five points is a low…

NAC 513.380 Period after notification to post warning sign and secure dangerous condition. (NRS 513.063, 513.094) If notified by the Commission of the existence of a dangerous condition, the owner or responsible person shall: 1. Post within 180 days a warning sign in a prominent …

NAC 513.390 Methods for securing dangerous condition; approval by Administrator to modification of method. (NRS 513.063, 513.094) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a dangerous condition ranked as a low, moderate or high hazard must be secured by one or more of the …

NAC 517.010 Definitions. (NRS 517.100) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 517.020 to 517.110, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88)

NAC 517.020 “Base map” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Base map” means a sheet of Mylar® or other permanent material capable of being reproduced by standard means, which depicts the locations of all patented and unpatented mining claims recorded in a township, fractional township or port…

NAC 517.030 “Claim” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Claim” means any patented or unpatented mining claim. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88)

NAC 517.040 “Claimant” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Claimant” means a person who is the holder of the right to sell or transfer all or any part of his or her interest in an unpatented mining claim or is the owner of a patented mining claim. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Minerals, eff. 9-1…

NAC 517.050 “County map of mining claims” defined. (NRS 517.100) “County map of mining claims” means the set of maps established and maintained by a county, pursuant to the regulations of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources, which accurately delineates…

NAC 517.060 “Fractional township” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Fractional township” means a township whose area is more or less than 36 square miles as established by the Federal Government. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88)

NAC 517.070 “Overlay” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Overlay” means a sheet of Mylar® or other permanent material capable of being reproduced by standard means, with the township and range identified and the section lines shown, upon which claims may be plotted if the base map becomes c…

NAC 517.080 “Patented mining claim” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Patented mining claim” means a lode or placer claim or mill site for which a patent has been issued by the Federal Government. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88)

NAC 517.090 “Person” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Person” means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, government, governmental…

NAC 517.100 “Township” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Township” means land originally divided by the Federal Government by lines intersecting true north and south lines at right angles so as to form parcels measuring 6 miles square. Each township is subdivided into 36 sections, each 1 m…

NAC 517.110 “Unpatented mining claim” defined. (NRS 517.100) “Unpatented mining claim” means a lode or placer claim, tunnel right or mill site located pursuant to 30 U.S.C.A. §§ 22 to 54, inclusive, for which a patent has not been issued. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Minerals, eff. …

NAC 517.120 Basic drafting standards. (NRS 517.100) 1. The name of the county, township and range must appear at the top of each base map or overlay. 2. Section lines must be accurately drawn for each township and section numbers must be properly labeled in each section. 3. Each …

NAC 517.130 Designation of townships containing no claims; inclusion of extraneous information. (NRS 517.100) 1. For each township or fractional township which does not contain any claims there must be one base map or a statement that the township or fractional township does not …

NAC 517.140 Identification of patented and unpatented claims. (NRS 517.100) 1. Each patented mining claim must be identified on the base map or overlay by the appropriate patented mining claim number assigned by the Bureau of Land Management and must be described in the manner pr…

NAC 517.150 Preparation of overlays. (NRS 517.100) 1. If an area of a base map becomes cluttered by a congestion of claims, an overlay of the same material and construction as the original must be prepared in the same manner and at the same scale as the base map and used for all …

NAC 517.160 Descriptions of claims. (NRS 517.100) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 517.170, the description of each claim depicted on a base map or overlay must be drafted in the space provided on the right-hand side of the map or on a separate facing page. 2. Information c…

NAC 517.170 Use of separate sheet to describe claims. (NRS 517.100) The county surveyor may use a separate sheet for placing the description of a claim on a base map or overlay if: 1. That procedure is used for the complete county map of mining claims; 2. The sheet is the same si…

NAC 517.180 Notifying claimant of deficiency in map; filing amended map. (NRS 517.100) If a claim location map is recorded by a locater and that map does not provide adequate information for plotting on the county map of mining claims, the county surveyor shall promptly notify th…

NAC 517.190 County map of mining claims: Updating; maintenance of original and copy. (NRS 517.100) 1. Each county map of mining claims must be updated and all new claims must be added to the map at least once each month. 2. The original of each county map of mining claims must be…

NAC 517.200 Filing fee. (NRS 513.063, 517.185) The amount of the filing fee that is imposed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 517.185 is $6 per claim. (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources by R069-99, eff. 8-19-99; A by R080-01, 1-16-2002; R199-08, 8-26-2008, eff. 8-27-2008)

NAC 519A.010 Definitions. (NRS 519A.160) As used in NAC 519A.010 to 519A.415, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 519A.015 to 519A.095, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Environmental…

NAC 519A.015 “Abandonment” defined. (NRS 519A.160) “Abandonment” means the permanent cessation of operation or maintenance of an exploration project or mining operation without the intent to resume operation. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-19-90)

NAC 519A.020 “Active” defined. (NRS 519A.160) “Active” means that operations or actions are being conducted at an exploration project or mining operation which results in land being affected. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-19-90)