Nunavut Mining Regulations

Marginal note:Survey required for lease

• 57 (1) A holder of a recorded claim who wants to obtain a lease of a recorded claim must

  • (a) obtain a plan of survey of the claim prepared in accordance with the Canada Lands Surveys Act;

  • (b) provide a report of any overlap with a boundary of any other claim;

  • (c) send a copy of the plan of survey, the report and a notice in the prescribed form, by registered mail or courier, to the holders of adjacent recorded claims and leased claims at their addresses on record with the Mining Recorder; and

  • (d) send to the Mining Recorder a copy of the plan of survey, the report, the notice and evidence that the holders of the adjacent claims have received copies of those documents.

• Marginal note:Perimeter survey

  (2) If two or more contiguous recorded claims are to be included in one lease and their aggregate area, as stated in the applications to record them, does not exceed 1250 hectares, one plan of survey may be prepared that shows only the perimeter of the collection of contiguous claims.

• Marginal note:Posting of notice

  (3) On receipt of the documents referred to in paragraph (1)(d), the Mining Recorder must post a copy of the notice in the office of the Mining Recorder for a period of 21 days.