Permits for Mine Development and Operation

Footnotes

  1. Note: Different jurisdictions have adopted different terminology for the licence to operate a mine, including mine licence, concession, granted interest, etc. For ease of comparison, the term “mine permit”, as adopted under BC legislation, is used in this Code to represent the licence (issued by the regulatory authority responsible for overseeing mining operations) that grants the miner the right to use the land to exploit the minerals therein.
  2. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) p 10.1.2, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  3. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) p 10.2.1, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  4. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Application Requirements for a Permit Approving the Mine Plan and Reclamation Program Pursuant to the Mines Act R.S.B.C. 1996, C. 293 (March 1998) at 3.6.1, online < http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/MINING/PERMITTING-RECLAMATION/PERMITAPPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS/Pages/default.aspx>.
  5. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Application Requirements for a Permit Approving the Mine Plan and Reclamation Program Pursuant to the Mines Act R.S.B.C. 1996, C. 293 (March 1998) at 3.6.2, online < http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/MINING/PERMITTING-RECLAMATION/PERMITAPPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS/Pages/default.aspx>.
  6. Government of British Columbia, Updated Procedures for Meeting Legal Obligations When Consulting First Nations (Interim), (Victoria: Province of British Columbia, 2010) online: <http://www.gov.bc.ca/arr/reports/down/updated_procedures.pdf>.
  7. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(2).
  8. Ariz Rev Stat Ann (West) § 27-921, (West Supp 1994-95).
  9. Cal Pub Res Code § 2714(d) (2011) [Surface Mining and Reclamation Act]
  10. Wyo Stat § 35-11-401(j) (2011).
  11. Small Scale Operations Regulations, Nfld. Reg. 41/00.
  12. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.1.4, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  13. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293s 10(1); for a detailed list of the requested content of a mine plan see: British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act – Appendix I (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009).
  14. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 6.8.1(2), online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  15. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 6.8 & 10.1.4(3), online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.; see also, Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 27(c).
  16. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 6.3.1(2), 6.3.2, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  17. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 6.9.1, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  18. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009), Appendix 6, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  19. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Application Requirements for a Permit Approving the Mine Plan and Reclamation Program Pursuant to the Mines Act R.S.B.C. 1996, C. 293 (March 1998) at Appendix I, online <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/PermitApplicationRequirements/Pages/appendices.aspx#ai>.
  20. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 9, 64, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  21. Mont Code § 82-4-335(5)(k) (2011).
  22. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.1.4(2)(k), online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  23. W Va Code § 22-3-10(a)(2)(C) (2011).
  24. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 70-71, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  25. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 25(3)(g).
  26. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 25(3)(h).
  27. Mines and Minerals Act (No 12 of 2009) Sierra Leone, s 138.
  28. Mining Act 1992 (Consolidated to No 49 of 2000, Papua New Guinea), s 42(b)(iii).
  29. Mining Act 1992 (NSW), s 51(5)(c).
  30. BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009), at 56.
  31. Mining Regulations 2010 (NSW), s 4(1).
  32. 30 USC 25 § 1260(c). If the applicant is in violation of applicable laws, the permit application will be denied until the applicant submits proof that the violation has been corrected or is in the process of being corrected.
  33. N Mex Stat § 69-25A-10(B)(3) (2010). (This statute is set to be repealed July 1, 2014.)
  34. N Mex Stat § 69-25A-10(B)(5) (2010). (This statute is set to be repealed July 1, 2014.)
  35. Kaska Mining Regulation, Y O/C 2004/24, s 5(2).
  36. Mining Act, SNB 1985, c M-14.1, s68(1)(c)(vii).
  37. Minn Stat § 93.481(1)(3)(ii) (2011).
  38. Mont Code § 82-4-335(4) (2011).
  39. N Mex Stat § 69-25A-10(A) (2011) (To be repealed July 1, 2014).
  40. O Rev Stat § 517.800(1)(a) (2011).
  41. Minerals Ordinance, (Ordinance 2005:162) Sweden, ss 19 and 20.
  42. N Mex Stat § 69-25A-10(A) (2011) (To be repealed July 1, 2014).
  43. O Rev Stat § 517.920 (2011).
  44. 30 USC 25 § 1257(a).
  45. Environment Act Fees Regulation, Man Reg 168/96, Schedule 2; Classes of Development Regulation, Man Reg 164/88; see also: Manitoba, Government of Manitoba, The Environmental Assessment and Licensing Process Under The Manitoba Environment Act: Information Bulletin No. 97-01E (Winnipeg: Manitoba Conservation, 2002) at 1.
  46. O Rev Stat, 517.800(1)(b) (2011).
  47. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 11, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  48. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 9; British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 11, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  49. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Terms of Reference for Regional Mine Development Review Committees (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2010) at 3, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/RMDRCs/Documents/ToR.pdf>.
  50. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 10.3.1, 10.3.2, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  51. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 10.3.1, 10.3.2, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  52. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.3.3, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  53. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.4.1, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  54. 30 USC 25 § 1263(a).
  55. Mining Act 1992 (NSW), Schedule 1, s 6(1).
  56. Mining Act 1992 (NSW), Schedule 1, s 6(2).
  57. California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, Public Resources Code, Division 2, Chapter 9, Section 2710 et seq, §2770.5.
  58. California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, Public Resources Code, Division 2, Chapter 9, Section 2710 et seq, § 2770.6(a).
  59. O Rev Stat § 517.982(2) (2011).
  60. Mining Act, SNB 1985, c M-14.1, s 68(2).
  61. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 11, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  62. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Terms of Reference for Regional Mine Development Review Committees (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2010) at 3, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/RMDRCs/Documents/ToR.pdf>.
  63. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 7, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  64. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 7, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  65. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Terms of Reference for Regional Mine Development Review Committees (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2010) at 7, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/RMDRCs/Documents/ToR.pdf>.
  66. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 16, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  67. Haida Nation v British Columbia (Minister of Forests), 2004 SCC 73 at para 10; see also, Haida Nation v British Columbia (Ministry of Forests) and Weyerhaeuser, 2002 BCCA 462 at paras 62-63, 115.
  68. Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (Vic), s 18(b).
  69. Canada, House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, It’s About Our Health! Towards Pollution Prevention,(Ottawa: House of Commons, 1995) at 203.
  70. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Terms of Reference for Regional Mine Development Review Committees (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2010) at 5, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/RMDRCs/Documents/ToR.pdf>.
  71. British Columbia, Office of the Auditor General, Public Participation: principles and best practices for British Columbia, (Victoria: Office of Auditor General, 2008) at 35.
  72. British Columbia, Office of the Auditor General, Public Participation: principles and best practices for British Columbia (Victoria: Office of Auditor General, 2008) at 28.
  73. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.2.2, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  74. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.4.1(1), online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  75. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Application Requirements for a Permit Approving the Mine Plan and Reclamation Program Pursuant to the Mines Act R.S.B.C. 1996, C. 293 (March 1998) at 3.6.1, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/MINING/PERMITTING-RECLAMATION/PERMITAPPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS/Pages/default.aspx>.
  76. 30 USC 25 §1257(b); N Mex Stat § 69-25A-10(B)(6) (2010). Note: This statute to be repealed July 1, 2014.
  77. 30 USC 25 §1257(e); N Mex Stat § 69-25A-10(E) (2010). Note: This statute to be repealed July 1, 2014.
  78. Minn Stat § 93.481(1)(5) (2011).
  79. S Dak Codified Laws § 45-6B-16 (2011).
  80. See, Environmental Bill of Rights, c28 SO 1993, Part II; Classification of Proposals for Instruments Regulation, O Reg 681/94, Part III; Classification of Proposals for Instruments Regulation, O Reg 681/94, Part III.
  81. Eva Liedholm Johnson, Mineral Rights: Legal Systems Regulatory Exploration and Exploitation (DCL Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) (Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) at 78 online: <http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:300248/FULLTEXT01>.
  82. Koh Naito, Felix Remy and John P Williams, Review of Legal and Fiscal Frameworks for Exploration and Mining (London: Mining Journal Books Ltd, 2001) at 99; Mining Code (Decree No 2003-308) Burkino Faso, art 20.
  83. Mining Act 1992 (NSW), s 51A(1).
  84. Mining Act 1978 (WA), s74. See also Environmental Defender’s Office of Western Australia (Inc) Mining Law Fact Sheet (updated January 2011), online: <http://www.edowa.org.au/files/factsheets/me_mining.pdf>.
  85. OECD, Guiding Principles of Effective Environmental Permitting Systems, at 11 (Paris: OECD, 2007), online: <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/21/59/37311624.pdf>.
  86. Dixon Thompson, “Avenues of participation in natural resource development and disposition” in Nigel Bankes and J Owen Saunders, eds, Public Disposition of Natural Resources: Essays from the First Banff Conference on Natural Resources Law -Banff, April 12-15, 1983 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law 1984) 185 at 191.
  87. British Columbia, Office of the Auditor General, Public Participation: Principles and Best Practices for British Columbia at 16 (Victoria: Office of the Auditor General, 2008).
  88. Minn Stat § 93.481(2) (2011).
  89. Minn Stat § 93.481(2) (2011).
  90. Bill 79: An Act to amend the Mining Act, 1st Sess, 39th Leg, Quebec, 2009, s 33(3).
  91. Linda F Duncan, “Equal pay for work of equal value: a public interest perspective on intervener costs” in Nigel Bankes and J. Owen Saunders, editors, Public Disposition of Natural Resources: Essays from the First Banff Conference on Natural Resources Law – Banff, April 12-15, 1983 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1984) 249 at 249.
  92. Ian A Blue, “Costs and Intervenor Finding – the National Energy Board” in Nigel Bankes and J Owen Saunders, eds, Public Disposition of Natural Resources: Essays from the First Banff Conference on Natural Resources Law -Banff, April 12-15, 1983 (Calgary: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 1984) 235 at 238-239.
  93. Bill C-9, The Jobs and Economic Growth Act, 3d Sess, 40th Parl, 2010, cl 2150.
  94. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Terms of Reference for Regional Mine Development Review Committees (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2010) at 3, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/RMDRCs/Documents/ToR.pdf>.
  95. British Columbia, Office of the Auditor General, Public Participation: Principles and Best Practices for British Columbia (Victoria: Office of the Auditor General, 2008) at 20.
  96. O Rev Stat § 517.969(2)(c) (2011).
  97. O Rev Stat § 517.977(1) (2011).
  98. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(3).
  99. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293 s 11.
  100. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 10.1.5-10.1.9, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  101. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 10.1.10, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  102. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 10.3.1-10.3.3, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  103. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Application Requirements for a Permit Approving the Mine Plan and Reclamation Program Pursuant to the Mines Act R.S.B.C. 1996, C. 293 (March 1998) at 3.4, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/MINING/PERMITTING-RECLAMATION/PERMITAPPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS/Pages/default.aspx>.
  104. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Terms of Reference for Regional Mine Development Review Committees (January 2010) at 5, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/RMDRCs/Documents/ToR.pdf>; British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Operating Guidelines for Regional Mine Development Review Committees (January 2010) at 4, online: < http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Permitting-Reclamation/RMDRCs/Documents/Operating_Guidelines.pdf>.
  105. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.3.2, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>; see also, British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 13, online: <http://www.coalwatch.ca/sites/default/files/Guide-to-Processing-A-Mine-Project-Application-Under-The-British-Columbia-Mines-Act.pdf>.
  106. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.4.1, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  107. Mining Act 1992 (NSW), s 237(1)(b).
  108. Eva Liedholm Johnson, Mineral Rights: Legal Systems Regulatory Exploration and Exploitation (DCL Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) (Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) at 60, online: <http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:300248/FULLTEXT01>.
  109. Republic of Colombia Constitution of 1991, art 330.
  110. Republic of Colombia Constitution of 1991, art 330.
  111. Far North Act, SO 2010, c 18, s 6.
  112. Far North Act, SO 2010, c 18, s 7(1).
  113. Far North Act, SO 2010, c 18, s 7(4)(b).
  114. Far North Act, SO 2010, c 18, s 12.
  115. Far North Act, SO 2010, c 18, s 9(9).
  116. Far North Act, SO 2010, c 18, s 5.
  117. The Environmental Code, (DS 2000:61) Sweden, c 3, s 10.
  118. Mont Code § 82-4-335(5)(o) (2011).
  119. S Dak Codified Laws § 45-6B-33 (2011).
  120. S Dak Codified Law § 45-6B-33.3 (2011).
  121. Mont Code Ann § 82-4-227 (2011). Note: the definition of these lands is similar to South Dakota’s legislation.
  122. Mont Code Ann § 82-4-227 (2011).
  123. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 26(1)(a).
  124. New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991 (NZ) 1991/69, s 7.
  125. Mining Act 1992 (NSW), ss 237(2).
  126. Mont Code § 82-4-337(1)(d)(i) (2011).
  127. S Dak Codified Laws § 45-6B-20 (2011).
  128. Land Use Regulation, Y O/C 2003/51, ss 7 (class A permit), 8 (class B permit). The differentiation in permit class is based on the degree of earth disturbance.
  129. Land Use Regulation, Y O/C 2003/51, s 22(1).
  130. 30 USC 25 § 1260(b)(3).
  131. N Mex Stat § 69-25A-10(B)(11) (2011). Note: Statute to be repealed July 1, 2014.
  132. Mont Code Ann § 82-4-227 (2011).
  133. Mines and Minerals Act, CCSM c M162, ss 111(2), 120.
  134. O Rev Stat § 517.915(3), (5) (2011).
  135. Mont Code Ann § 82-4-227 (2011).
  136. Company Act, RSBC 1996, c 62, s 143 (repealed); Replaced by Business Corporation Act, SBC 2002, c 57, s 120.
  137. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 7(2)(b).
  138. BC Oil and Gas Commission, Compliance and Enforcement Manual (December 2012) at 16, online: <http://www.bcogc.ca/industry-zone/documentation/Compliance-and-Enforcement>.
  139. Mining Regulations 2010 (NSW), s 4(1).
  140. Mining Act 1992 (NSW), s 63(2)(a).
  141. 30 USC 25 § 1260(c).
  142. 30 USC 25 § 1260(c).
  143. Colo Rev Stat § 34-32-120 (2011).
  144. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 7(2)(b).
  145. Philippines Mining Act of 1995, (Rep Act No 7942), s 27.
  146. Mineral Tenure Act, RSBC 1996, c 292, s 6.8.
  147. Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (Vic), s 23.
  148. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 26(3).
  149. Regulation 146 of the Mining Regulations 1981 (WA). See also Eva Liedholm Johnson, Mineral Rights: Legal Systems Regulatory Exploration and Exploitation (DCL Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) (Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) at 185, online: <http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:300248/FULLTEXT01>.
  150. Eva Liedholm Johnson, Mineral Rights: Legal Systems Regulatory Exploration and Exploitation (DCL Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) (Stockholm: Royal Institute of Technology, 2010) at 67, online: <http://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:300248/FULLTEXT01>. “Environmental Code entitles environmental organisations of more than three years standing with 2,000 or more members to appeal judgments and decisions concerning permits.”
  151. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(3), (7).
  152. British Columbia, Office of the Auditor General, An Audit of the Environmental Assessment Office’s Oversight of Certified Projects, (Victoria: Office of the Auditor General, 2011) at 15, online: <http://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2011/report4/audit-bc-environmental-assessment-office-EAO>.
  153. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(3).
  154. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(4).
  155. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Mine Reclamation Security Policy in British Columbia: A Paper for Discussion, (Victoria, Ministry of Mines, Energy and Petroleum Resources, 1995) at 9.
  156. Mining Act, SNB 1985, c M-14.1, ss 77-78.
  157. Mines and Minerals Act, CCSM c M162, ss 118, 120.
  158. Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld), for example, see s 276.
  159. Mining Ordinance, (No 20 of 1960) Sabah, Malaysia, ss 11 and 23: “…the licensee has no right to interfere with the flow or with the banks of any river, creek, stream, water-course or the sea shore…” and “…no person shall in the course of mining operations interfere with the bank of any river, creek, stream, water-course or sea shore or divert, contaminate or diminish or otherwise interfere with the flow of any river, creeks, stream, water-course or sea shore…”
  160. O Rev Stat § 517.988 (2011)
  161. O Rev Stat § 517.981(1) (2011).
  162. Mining Act, RSO 1990, c M 14, s 86.1.
  163. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) ss 10.1.4(4) and (5), online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  164. Environmental Regulation for Mining Activities (Decree n° 26/2004 of 20 August) Mozambique, art 14.
  165. John P Williams, “The Latin American Mining Law Model” in Elizabeth Bastida, Thomas Wade and Janeth Warden-Fernandez, eds, International Comparative Law and Policy: Trends and Prospects, (The Hague: Kluwer International, 2005) 741 at 751 (reference 17).
  166. Minn Stat § 93.482(1) (2011).
  167. Mines and Minerals Act, CCSM c M162, s 110(1).
  168. Quartz Mining Act, SY 2003, c 14, s 103.
  169. Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations, CRC c 1516, ss 59(1), (2).
  170. Mining Act, SNB 1985, c M-14.1, ss72, 73.
  171. Mining Act, RSQ, c M-13.1, s 104.
  172. Minn Stat § 93.491(3) (2011).
  173. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(6).
  174. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia (Victoria: Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2008) s 10.1.11, online: <http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/HealthandSafety/Documents/HSRC2008.pdf>.
  175. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, ss 10(3), (7).
  176. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(6).
  177. 30 USC 25, § 1261(a)(2).
  178. Crown Minerals Act, (NZ) 1991/70, s 36(2).
  179. Directive 2006/21/EC OJ L 102/15 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC, Article 7(4) of 4/11/06.
  180. Mine Development and Closure Under Part VII of the Act, O Reg 240/00, s 6.
  181. Environmental Management Act, SBC 2003, c 53, ss 14(4)(b)(vii), 16(1).
  182. Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 (Vic), s 34(2).
  183. 30 USC 25 § 1261(a)(2).
  184. Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC, Article 8(3).
  185. Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC, Article 8(4).
  186. Directive 2006/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC, Article 8(5).
  187. 2010 Minnesota Statutes, 93.481(3)
  188. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(6).
  189. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Application Requirements for a Permit Approving the Mine Plan and Reclamation Program Pursuant to the Mines Act R.S.B.C. 1996, C. 293 (March 1998) at Appendix III, online: <http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/MINING/PERMITTING-RECLAMATION/PERMITAPPLICATIONREQUIREMENTS/Pages/default.aspx>.
  190. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, ss 10(3), (7).
  191. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 10(6).
  192. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 35(6)(c).
  193. P Mining Act 1992 (Consolidated to No 49 of 2000) Papua New Guinea, s 28(2).
  194. Mines and Minerals Act (Cap 66:01 of 1977) Botswana, s 39(4).
  195. Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld), ss 286-87.
  196. For example, Mining Act 1992 (NSW), s 198(2).
  197. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 35(6).
  198. Quartz Mining Act, SY 2003, c 14, s 103.
  199. Mines and Minerals Act (Cap 66:01 of 1977) Botswana, s 39(4)(a), (b)(i).
  200. Provincial Forest Use Regulation, BC Reg 176/95, s 12.
  201. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 35(1).
  202. 30 USC 25 § 1256(d)(3).
  203. Or Rev Stat § 517.800(2).
  204. Or Rev Stat § 517.800(7).
  205. Or Rev Stat § 517.800(3).
  206. Mines and Minerals Development Act, (No 7 of 2008) Zambia, s 35(2).
  207. Minn Stat § 93.481(3).
  208. Mines Act, RSBC 1996 c 293, s 11.1.
  209. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009), at 19.
  210. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009) at 19.
  211. British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Guide to Processing a Mine Project Application under the British Columbia Mines Act (Victoria: BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, 2009), at 18.
  212. Minerals Act,(Ordinance 1991:45) Sweden c 6, s 1; Minerals Ordinance, (Ordinance 2005:162) Sweden, s 25.
  213. Mozambique Mining Regulation (Decree nº 62/2006 of 26 December), art 108.
  214. Mining Act, SNB 1985, c M-14.1, s 74.
  215. Minerals and Mining Act 2006, (Act 703) Republic of Ghana, s 53(1).
  216. Mining Act, RSO 1990, c M.14, s 78.6.
  217. Mineral Tenure Act Regulation, BC Reg 529/2004, Schedule B, s 11. A $10 claim transfer fee is provided under the Mineral Tenure Act.
  218. Colo Rev Stat § 34-32-119 (2011); Minn Stat § 93.481(5) (2011).
  219. Minn Stat § 93.481(5) (2011).

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