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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 46. Mines, Minerals, Oil and Gas § 517.430. Renewal of prospecting permits: Limitations and extensions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. No person or agent of any person shall be granted a new prospecting permit upon the same claims, or any of them, under the provisions of NRS 517.390 to 517.430, inclusive:

(a) If such claims, or any of them, at the time of any subsequent application, have been the property of the county for a year or more.

(b) Until 30 days shall have elapsed between the date of the termination of the former prospecting permit and the date of application for a subsequent permit.

2. If at the time of the expiration of a prospecting period actual development work, by drilling or otherwise, is being carried on, then the board of county commissioners shall, upon application, grant an additional 6 months' prospecting period to the same applicant or applicants.

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