N.M. Admin. Code § 3.6.5.32

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 3.6.5.32 - SPECIAL METHOD OF VALUATION - MINERAL PROPERTY AND PROPERTY USED IN CONNECTION WITH MINERAL PROPERTY - URANIUM

A.URANIUM MINERAL PROPERTY - IMPROVEMENTS, ETC., HELD OR USED IN CONNECTION WITH ALL CLASSES OF URANIUM MINERAL PROPERTY - SURFACE VALUE FOR AGRICULTURAL OR OTHER PURPOSES: The valuation methods used in valuing the property described in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of Subsection B of Section 7-36-25 NMSA 1978 are those methods referred to in Subsections A and B of Section 3.6.5.30 NMAC.

B.URANIUM MINERAL PROPERTY - CLASS ONE NONPRODUCTIVE URANIUM MINERAL PROPERTY: Class one nonproductive uranium mineral property is valued on the basis of the value of the minerals in place of such property in addition to the values determined pursuant to Subsection B of Section 7-36-25 NMSA 1978.

C.URANIUM MINERAL PROPERTY - REQUIREMENT FOR FIFTY PERCENT DEDUCTION: Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of Section 7-36-25 NMSA 1978 allows a fifty percent (50%) deduction for the cost of producing and bringing the output to the surface from an underground mine. Therefore, in the case of strip mining operations, after removal of the overburden, the taxpayer is not entitled to the deduction.

D.URANIUM MINERAL PRODUCTION - APPLICATION OF FIFTY PERCENT DEDUCTION: The fifty percent deduction for the costs of producing and bringing the output to the surface from an underground mine which is found in Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of Section 7-36-25 NMSA 1978 is deducted from a value which is comprised of:

(1) the units of uranium sold times either fifty percent of the taxpayer's average unit sales price or fifty percent of the representative sales price, the prices being determined consistently with Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of Section 7-36-25 NMSA 1978; and

(2) the units of all other minerals sold times fifty percent of the representative sales price of all other minerals produced and saved from the uranium-bearing material not disposed of as ore or solution.

N.M. Admin. Code § 3.6.5.32

3/23/83, 12/29/94, 8/31/96; 3.6.5.32 NMAC - Rn & A, 3 NMAC 6.5.32, 4/30/01