N.M. Admin. Code § 19.10.2.203

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 19.10.2.203 - ASSESSMENT OF FACILITY-RELATED FEES

A. The following table is used to calculate the portion of the fee based on certain types of facilities. These tables reflect the complexity of an operation. A facility fee in each applicable category will be assessed based on total acreage for all facilities of that type.

B. This portion of permit application and annual fees for existing and new mining operations shall be the sum of the costs within each of the following categories of fees applicable to the operation: Application Fees. For existing and new mine initial application fees, when determining acreages of facilities in the following categories, the total acreage identified as current and future sites (design limits) of these facilities is counted. Annual Fees. For existing and new mine annual fees, when determining acreages of facilities in the following categories, cumulative acreage disturbed up to June 30 of the current fee year will be counted.

Facility Fee

(1) Open Pit Mine

(a) 0 to 4 acres $500

(b) 4 to 10 acres $1,000

(c) 10 to 50 acres $2,500

(d) 50 to 100 acres $5,000

(e) 100 acres $7,500

(2) Tailings

(a) 0 to 4 acres $500

(b) 4 to 10 acres $1,000

(c) 10 to 50 acres $2,500

(d) 50 to 100 acres $5,000

(e) 100 acres $7,500

(3) Waste Dumps

(a) 0 to 4 acres $500

(b) 4 to 10 acres $1,000

(c) 10 to 50 acres $2,500

(d) 50 to 100 acres $5,000

(e) 100 acres $7,500

(4) Plant Site

(a) 0 to 4 acres $500

(b) 4 to 10 acres $1,000

(c) 10 to 50 acres $2,500

(d) 50 to 100 acres $5,000

(e) 100 acres $7,500

(5) Leach Piles

(a) 0 to 4 acres $500

(b) 4 to 10 acres $1,000

(c) 10 to 50 acres $2,500

(d) 50 to 100 acres $5,000

(e) 100 acres $7,500

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.10.2.203

7-12-94, 11-15-95, 2-15-96; 19.10.2.203 NMAC - Rn, 19 NMAC 10.2.2.203, 05-15-2001