NRS159.165. Lease of mining claim or mineral rights; option to purchase.

      1.  If the property to be leased consists of mining claims, an interest in the mining claims, property worked as a mine or lands containing oil, gas, steam, gravel or any minerals, the court may authorize the guardian to enter into a lease which provides for payment by the lessee of a royalty, in money or in kind, in lieu of a fixed rental. The court may also authorize the guardian to enter into a lease which provides for a pooling agreement or authorizes the lessee to enter into pooling or other cooperative agreements with lessees, operators or owners of other lands and minerals for the purpose of bringing about the cooperative development and operation of any mine, oil field or other unit of which the ward’s property is a part.

      2.  If the proposed lease contains an option to purchase, and the property to be sold under the option consists of mining claims, property worked as a mine, or interests in oil, gas, steam, gravel or any mineral, which has a speculative or undefined market value, the court may authorize the guardian to enter into such a lease and sales agreement or give an option to purchase without requiring the property to be sold at public auction or by private sale in the manner required by this chapter for sales of other real property.

      3.  If the petition filed pursuant to this section requests authority to enter into a lease with an option to purchase, in addition to the notice required by NRS 159.034, the guardian shall publish a copy of the notice at least twice, the first publication to be at least 10 days prior to the date set for the hearing and the second publication to be not earlier than 7 days after the date of the first publication. The notice must be published in:

      (a) A newspaper that is published in the county where the property is located; or

      (b) If no newspaper is published in the county where the property is located, a newspaper of general circulation in that county which is designated by the court.

      (Added to NRS by 1969, 429; A 2003, 1794)