# Minn. R. 6125.0400: LEASES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0400

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. R. 6125.0400
- **Heading:** LEASES
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Minnesota Administrative Rules / DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES / Chapter 6125 / Part 6125.0400

## Text

The commissioner, with the approval of the state Executive Council, may issue leases to explore for, mine, and remove metallic minerals on lands where an interest in the minerals is owned by the state, including trust fund lands, land forfeited for nonpayment of taxes and held in trust by the state, lands where severed mineral interests have forfeited under Minnesota Statutes, section 93.55 , lands where severed mineral interests have been otherwise acquired, lands where severed mineral interests may be leased by the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, section 93.55 , subdivisions 1a and 3, the beds of public waters, and lands otherwise acquired that have been designated by the commissioner as mining units. Each lease shall cover one mining unit. No lease shall be issued for a term longer than 50 years.

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. R. 6125.0100 PURPOSE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0100.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0200 DEFINITIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0200.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0400 LEASES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0400.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0410 QUALIFICATION TO HOLD LEASE AND AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT GEOLOGICAL DATA GATHERING ACTIVITIES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0410.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0420 NOTICES OF PUBLIC LEASE SALES, NEGOTIATED LEASES, AND PREFERENCE RIGHTS LEASES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0420.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0500 PUBLIC SALE OF LEASES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0500.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0600 NEGOTIATED LEASES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0600.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0610 PREFERENCE RIGHTS LEASES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0610.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0620 AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT GEOLOGICAL DATA GATHERING ACTIVITIES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0620.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.0700 FORM OF LEASE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_0700.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.6000 AUTHORITY FOR RULES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_6000.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.6100 APPLICATION PROCESS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_6100.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.6200 LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_6200.md)
- [Minn. R. 6125.6300 RIGHT OF PERMIT HOLDER TO A LEASE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_6125_6300.md)

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