Nunavut Mining Regulations

Marginal note:Charges for prospecting permit

14 The following charges must be paid for a prospecting permit:

• (a) for a prospecting permit zone located south of 68° north latitude,

  • (i) before the close of business on the last business day of November in the year in which the application for the permit is made, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.25,

  • (ii) before the start of the second year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.50, and

  • (iii) before the start of the third year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $1.00; and

• (b) for a prospecting permit zone north of 68° north latitude,

  • (i) before the close of business on the last business day of November of the year in which the application for the permit is made, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.25,

  • (ii) before the start of the third year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $0.50, and

  • (iii) before the start of the fifth year of the permit, an amount equal to the number of hectares in the permit zone multiplied by $1.00.