1. Whenever any portion of a patented mine or mining claim is used by the patentee or a successor in interest for a purpose unrelated to mining or agriculture, the portion of such patented mine or mining claim so used shall cease to be a patented mine or mining claim or part thereof and shall be taxed as other real property is taxed.
2. For the purpose of this section, a dwelling placed upon a patented mine or mining claim to be occupied by the operator of such patented mine or mining claim or his or her agent is not a use unrelated to mining.
3. Whenever any patented mine or mining claim is taxed as real property, such taxation shall not affect the status of contiguous patented mines or mining claims.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 839; A 1989, 34)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 362 - Taxes on Patented Mines and Proceeds of Minerals
NRS 362.030 - County assessor to assess surface of patented mines and mining claims; exceptions.
NRS 362.040 - Exclusion of assessment from roll.
NRS 362.060 - Who may make affidavit.
NRS 362.070 - Contiguous patented mines or mining claims: Performance of work on one mine.
NRS 362.090 - One affidavit may be recorded for labor on several patented mines or mining claims.
NRS 362.105 - "Royalty" defined.
NRS 362.110 - Annual statement of gross yield and claimed net proceeds; annual list of lessees.
NRS 362.120 - Computation of gross yield and net proceeds; required reports.
NRS 362.140 - Rate of tax upon net proceeds.
NRS 362.150 - Liens for taxes on proceeds of minerals.
NRS 362.200 - Powers of Department: Examination of records; hearings.