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M-13.1, r. 2 - Regulation respecting mineral substances other than petroleum, natural gas and brine

Section 61
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61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.85/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $5.10/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.45/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table

m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.75/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.95/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table

m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.75/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.90/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table

m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.75/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.80/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table

m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.75/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.70/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table

m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.70/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.65/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table
m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.70/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.60/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table
m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.68/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.55/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table
m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.68/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.50/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table
m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
61. Except for the cases of exemption from payment of the royalty provided for in the third paragraph of section 155 of the Act, the royalty that must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of that section by the holder of a lease to mine surface mineral substances or by the operator or person referred to in section 223.1 of the Act shall be fixed, for each of the surface mineral substances listed in the following table, according to the quantity of the extracted or alienated substances:


Surface mineral substances Amount of royalty



Peat-moss $0.05 per standard bale
of extracted peat-moss

Sand, gravel, clay and other $0.68/m3 of extracted
unconsolidated deposits substances ($0.36/m.t.)

Building stone $4.40/m3 of alienated
substances

Crushed stone and any stone used for $0.26/m.t. of extracted
construction purposes substances

Stone and sand used as silica ore and $0.40/m.t. of extracted
any stone used for the preparation substances
of cement, such as limestone,
calcite and dolomite

Inert mine tailings from the ore $0.21/m.t. of extracted
treatment or from pyrometallurgy substances
operations and surface mineral
substances other than those
described in this table
m3 = cubic metre
m.t. = metric ton
O.C. 1042-2000, s. 61; O.C. 150-2006, s. 1.
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