11 Alaska Admin. Code § 86.510
Only expenditures and labor on land covered by the permit or permits, which in the opinion of the commissioner develop or benefit the permits, are acceptable. The work must add to the knowledge of mineral deposits within the limits of the permit or permits or must directly facilitate the acquisition of such information. Creditable work may include, but is not limited to, sampling and geological and geophysical surveys. General economic and feasibility studies, and work such as roads and other structures on adjacent upland, are not acceptable unless considered reasonably necessary by the commissioner for the development of the permit or group of permits. Work done in excess of minimum requirements in one year may be credited during the following two years.
11 AAC 86.510
Authority:AS 38.05.020
AS 38.05.250