Prospecting Permits and Mining Leases

  1. Law
  2. Montana Code Annotated
  3. State Lands
  4. Rock, Mineral, Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources
  5. Prospecting Permits and Mining Leases

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Section
77-3-101

Definitions

Section
77-3-102

Mining leases authorized

Section
77-3-103

Prospecting permits authorized

Section
77-3-104

Notice of permit or lease approval

Section
77-3-105

Assignment of leases or permits

Section
77-3-106

Disposition of royalties, fees, and penalties

Section
77-3-107. through 77-3-110

reserved

Section
77-3-111

Applications for mining lease

Section
77-3-112

Examination of lands prior to leasing

Section
77-3-113

Quantity of lands covered by lease

Section
77-3-114

Restrictions on mining leases on lands already subject to coal, oil, or gas lease

Section
77-3-115

Lease provisions

Section
77-3-116

Royalty provisions

Section
77-3-117

Modification of lease provisions

Section
77-3-118

Restrictions on removal of minerals and gems during preliminary prospecting period

Section
77-3-119

Bonds to state

Section
77-3-120

Bonds to protect prior purchasers, lessees, or contractees

Section
77-3-121

Pooling agreements and unit plans of operation

Section
77-3-122

Sales, contracts for sale, and other leases subject to mining leases

Section
77-3-123

Failure of title

Section
77-3-124. through 77-3-129

reserved

Section
77-3-130

Limitation on public inspection rights

Section
77-3-131

Limitations on prospecting permits

Section
77-3-132

Leasing privileges of permittee