Subdivision 1. Definition. "Stockpiled iron ore" as used in this section means any artificial pile or other accumulation of any type of iron-bearing material, whether in its natural state or the product or residue of treatment of beneficiation, belonging to the state or in which the state has an interest.
Subd. 2. Inclusion in mining unit. In case any stockpiled iron ore is situated on land designated or suitable for designation as a mining unit under section 93.15, the stockpiled ore may, in the discretion of the commissioner of natural resources, be included in the unit by inserting a description of the ore in the designation of the unit. Otherwise the ore shall not be considered as included in the unit. Upon the inclusion of the ore in the unit, it shall be subject to all provisions of law relating to the sale, issuance, terms, and conditions of a lease covering the unit and other matters pertaining thereto, so far as applicable.
Subd. 3. Stockpile mining unit. (a) Any stockpiled iron ore, wherever situated, may, in the discretion of the commissioner of natural resources, be designated as a stockpile mining unit for disposal separately from ore in the ground, such designation to be made according to section 93.15, so far as applicable.
(b) The commissioner may lease the mining unit at public or private sale for an amount and under terms and conditions prescribed by the commissioner. The lease term may not exceed 25 years. The amount payable for stockpiled iron ore material shall be at least equivalent to the minimum royalty that would be payable under section 93.20.
Subd. 4. [Repealed, 2000 c 495 s 53]
Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2000 c 495 s 53]
1945 c 342 s 1; 1951 c 520 s 1; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1986 c 444; 2000 c 495 s 25,26
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 92 - 94 — Lands And Minerals
Section 93.001 — Policy For Mineral Development.
Section 93.0015 — Mineral Coordinating Committee.
Section 93.003 — Iron Mining; Conditions.
Section 93.01 — Reservation Of Minerals And Water Powers.
Section 93.02 — Instruments Transferring Interest; Reservation.
Section 93.03 — Patent Under Land Grant To Railroad; Reservation.
Section 93.04 — Disposition Of Minerals Reserved.
Section 93.05 — Holder Of Lease.
Section 93.055 — Action To Quiet Title To Lands Covered By Mineral Lease.
Section 93.06 — Reservation Of Minerals Under Navigable Lakes.
Section 93.14 — Leases To Prospect For Ores.
Section 93.15 — Mining Units; Designation.
Section 93.16 — Leases; Sale And Notice.
Section 93.17 — Application For Leases; Bids; Awards.
Section 93.171 — Eligibility And Performance.
Section 93.1925 — Negotiated Leases.
Section 93.193 — Taconite Iron Ore Mining Lease; Extension.
Section 93.20 — Form Of Lease; Required Content; Modification.
Section 93.201 — Royalties For Taconite Concentrates.
Section 93.21 — Execution Of Lease.
Section 93.22 — Disposition Of Payments.
Section 93.222 — Taconite Iron Ore Special Advance Royalty Account.
Section 93.2235 — Taconite Mining Grants; Appropriations.
Section 93.2236 — Minerals Management Account.
Section 93.245 — Mining Minerals Other Than Iron Ore.
Section 93.25 — Ores Other Than Iron; Leases.
Section 93.26 — Leases To Be Filed.
Section 93.27 — Assignments, Agreements, Or Contracts Affecting Leases; Filing.
Section 93.28 — Approval Of Instruments.
Section 93.285 — Stockpiled Iron Ore.
Section 93.33 — Leasing Surface Of Land.
Section 93.335 — Lands Held In Trust; Mineral Rights Only; Mineral Rights Acquired Under Tax Laws.
Section 93.34 — Draining Public Waters.
Section 93.41 — State-owned Iron-bearing Materials.
Section 93.43 — Leases To Nonferrous Metallic Minerals Producers.
Section 93.44 — Declaration Of Policy.
Section 93.45 — Iron Range Trail.
Section 93.461 — Peat Included In Mine Land Reclamation.
Section 93.47 — Duties And Authority Of Commissioner.
Section 93.481 — Permit To Mine.
Section 93.482 — Reclamation Fees.
Section 93.483 — Contested Case.
Section 93.49 — Financial Assurance Of Operator.
Section 93.51 — Penalties For Violation.
Section 93.515 — Oil And Gas Wells; Rules Relating To Spacing, Pooling, And Unitization.
Section 93.52 — Ownership Of Severed Mineral Interests.
Section 93.55 — Forfeiture Of Severed Mineral Interest.
Section 93.551 — Validation Of Certain Statements; Correction Of Certain Errors.