A person who desires to engage in a mining operation must:
1. File with the Division, upon a form approved by it, an application for a permit for each location at which the person will conduct operations. The application must include:
(a) The name and address of the applicant and, if a corporation or other business entity, the name and address of its principal officers and its registered agent for service of process;
(b) A completed checklist developed by the Division pursuant to NRS 519A.220; and
(c) Any other information required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160.
2. Pay to the Division the application fee established in the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160.
3. Agree in writing to assume responsibility for the reclamation of any land damaged as a result of the mining operation.
4. Not be in default of any other obligation relating to reclamation pursuant to this chapter.
5. File with the Division a bond or other surety in a form and amount required by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 519A.160.
6. File with the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources a copy of the plan for reclamation which is filed with the application pursuant to subsection 1, on the same day the application is filed with the Division.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1284; A 1993, 1687; 1999, 3630; 2007, 2721)