Nunavut Mining Regulations

Marginal note:Grouping of recorded claims

• 45 (1) Recorded claims may be grouped for the purpose of allocating the cost of work done with respect to them if

  • (a) the claims are contiguous;

  • (b) the grouping does not result in the enclosing of a unit that is not included in one of the claims;

  • (c) the total number of units in the group does not exceed 400; and

  • (d) none of the claims is leased.

• Marginal note:Application for grouping

  (2) An application to group recorded claims must be made to the Mining Recorder and must be accompanied by the applicable fee set out in Schedule 1.

• Marginal note:Grouping certificate

  (3) If the requirements set out in subsections (1) and (2) are met, the Mining Recorder must issue a grouping certificate respecting the claims to each of the claim holders.

• Marginal note:Duration of certificate

  (4) A grouping certificate takes effect on the day on which the fee referred to in subsection (2) is received and ceases to have effect on the earliest of

  • (a) the day on which the recording of any claim in the group is cancelled under section 50, subsection 53(3), section 54 or 55 or subsection 67(1),

  • (b) the day on which a lease of any claim in the group takes effect, and

  • (c) the day on which a new grouping certificate in respect of any claim in the group takes effect.