§182-6 Exploration. Any person wishing to conduct exploration on state lands shall apply to the board of land and natural resources who shall issue exploration permits upon terms and conditions as it shall by regulation prescribe. During and as a result of the exploration, no minerals of such types and quantity beyond that reasonably required for testing and analysis shall be extracted and removed from such state lands. Upon termination of the exploration permit, the drill logs and the results of the assays resulting from the exploration shall be turned over to the board and kept confidential by the board. If the person shall not make application for a mining lease of the lands within a period of six months from the date the information is turned over to the board, the board in its discretion need not keep the information confidential.
This section shall be construed as authorizing the board to issue an exploration permit for geothermal resources as well as minerals. [L 1963, c 11, pt of §1; Supp, §99A-6; HRS §182-6; am L 2012, c 97, §4]
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