Chapter 517 Mining and Mining Claims

Mining Claims

§ 517.010		Location of mining claims upon veins or lodes
§ 517.030		Recording copy of location notice
§ 517.040		Abandoned claims

§ 517.042		Legal subdivision defined for ORS 517.042 to 517.052
§ 517.044		Location of claims upon placer deposits
§ 517.046		Marking boundaries of claim or locating by legal subdivisions
§ 517.052		Recording copy of location notice

§ 517.060		Correcting defective notice of location
§ 517.065		Effect of noncompliance with law in locating claim
§ 517.070		Certain locations subject to prior rights
§ 517.080		Mining claims as realty
§ 517.090		Application to claims of law governing transfers and mortgages of realty
§ 517.100		Sums payable on redemption of claim
§ 517.110		Grubstaking contracts

§ 517.120		Definitions for ORS 517.120 to 517.133
§ 517.123		Legislative findings
§ 517.125		Rules to be adopted in consultation with affected parties
§ 517.128		Restricting access to open mining area or mining claim prohibited
§ 517.130		Mineral trespass
§ 517.133		Interfering with a mining operation
§ 517.135		Exemption from crimes of mineral trespass and interfering with a mining operation

§ 517.170		Policy
§ 517.180		Procedure for extinguishing dormant mineral interest

§ 517.210		Recording affidavit of annual compliance
§ 517.220		Affidavit or lack thereof as evidence
§ 517.230		Performance of assessment work by co-owners
§ 517.240		Failure of co-owner to contribute
§ 517.250		Form of notice
§ 517.260		Notice
§ 517.270		Vesting of interest of delinquent co-owner
§ 517.280		Certificate of ownership

§ 517.430		Use of timber by lessee
§ 517.440		Lessee, licensee, or operator of mine deemed bailee of yield until payment of lessor and workers

§ 517.702		Legislative findings
§ 517.705		Exploration permit
§ 517.710		Fees
§ 517.715		Exemptions from permit requirement
§ 517.720		Persons with operating permit exempted
§ 517.725		Department inspection of exploration site
§ 517.730		Drill hole or well abandonment
§ 517.735		Exploration on land administered by Department of State Lands

§ 517.750		Definitions for ORS 517.702 to 517.989
§ 517.755		Mining operations affecting more than five acres
§ 517.760		Policy
§ 517.770		Exemptions from reclamation requirements
§ 517.775		Permit fee for certain landowners and operators
§ 517.780		Effect on county zoning laws or ordinances
§ 517.790		Operating permit required for surface mining on certain lands
§ 517.795		Department to consult with and cooperate with other agencies

§ 517.905		Applicability of ORS 517.910 to 517.989
§ 517.910		Definitions for ORS 517.910 to 517.989
§ 517.915		Additional operating permit requirements for nonaggregate mineral mines
§ 517.920		Permit application fees under ORS 517.910 to 517.989
§ 517.925		Time limit for action on permit application
§ 517.930		Department inspection
§ 517.935		Limit on reclamation lien by department against nonaggregate mineral operator
§ 517.940		Reclamation expenditure by department

§ 517.956		Standards for chemical process mining operation
§ 517.957		Department coordination of activities of affected agencies
§ 517.958		Compliance with preapplication process
§ 517.959		Public notice requirements for ORS 517.952 to 517.989
§ 517.961		Notice of intent to submit application
§ 517.963		Department duties upon receipt of notice of intent
§ 517.965		Project coordinating committee
§ 517.967		Technical review team

§ 517.990		Criminal penalties
§ 517.992		Civil penalties

§ 517.290		Fee for certificate
§ 517.300		Effect of certificate
§ 517.310		Recording and indexing certificate
§ 517.320		Counteraffidavits of delinquent owner
§ 517.330		Accounting for fees

§ 517.797		Memorandum of agreement with Department of State Lands regarding permitting
§ 517.800		Fees
§ 517.810		Requirement for bond or security
§ 517.815		Reclamation bond pooling program
§ 517.820		Extensions of time for submission of proposed reclamation plans
§ 517.830		Inspection of operating site
§ 517.831		Modification of operating permit or reclamation plan
§ 517.832		Emergency operating permit
§ 517.833		Transfer of operating permit
§ 517.834		Temporary operating permit
§ 517.835		Conditions on operating permit or reclamation plan to prevent impact on ground water
§ 517.836		Surveying or marking surface mining operations
§ 517.837		Annual report by permittee
§ 517.840		Administration and enforcement of ORS 517.702 to 517.989
§ 517.850		Inspection of permit area
§ 517.855		Disruption of portion of mining property preserved from mining
§ 517.860		Effect of failure to comply with operating permit or reclamation plan
§ 517.862		Revocation, termination or refusal to renew operating permit
§ 517.865		Effect of failure to perform reclamation and insufficient bond
§ 517.870		Adjustment of bond or security of operator upon satisfactory completion of reclamation work
§ 517.880		Order for suspension of surface mining operation operating without required permit
§ 517.890		Review of final determination
§ 517.901		Confidentiality of production records, mineral assessments and trade secrets

§ 517.950		Bond or security deposit for nonaggregate mineral operating permit
§ 517.951		Legislative intent not to assume exclusive jurisdiction

§ 517.969		Collection of baseline data
§ 517.971		Consolidated application
§ 517.973		Fees
§ 517.975		Distribution of completed consolidated application
§ 517.977		Preparation of draft permits
§ 517.978		Review of application
§ 517.979		Environmental evaluation
§ 517.980		Socioeconomic impact analysis
§ 517.981		Draft permit and permit conditions
§ 517.982		Final permits
§ 517.983		Consolidated contested case hearing
§ 517.984		Modification of permit
§ 517.985		Rulemaking
§ 517.986		Time limit for final action on permit subject to consolidated application process
§ 517.987		Reclamation bond or security
§ 517.988		Permit conditions by State Department of Fish and Wildlife
§ 517.989		Statutes and rules applicable to consolidated application