Each state mining agency has its own bond calculation methodology, its own forms, and its own approval timeline. What Colorado DRMS requires looks different from what the Nevada Division of Minerals requires, and both are different from the Arizona State Mine Inspector’s process. An operator who understands the methodology before walking into a permitting conversation is in a fundamentally better position than one who finds out at the end.
We work directly with Colorado DRMS, the Nevada Division of Minerals, the Arizona State Mine Inspector, Wyoming DEQ, the New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division, the Montana DEQ Hard Rock Mining Bureau, and the Idaho Department of Lands. We know each agency’s requirements, and we help clients prepare before the conversation with the obligee starts.