R652-20-400. Close Association Minerals

A lease issued for a specific mineral resource classification shall include other minerals found in a close association with the expressly leased minerals when the expressly leased minerals cannot reasonably be mined or removed separately. Closely associated minerals extracted from the leased mineral estate are subject to the royalty rates prescribed in rule and may require a separate royalty agreement if not expressly leased or returned to their source. Separate lease shall be required for any mineral production associated with a Geothermal Lease.