AGENCY: Department of Natural Resources. Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
SERIES: 25910
TITLE: Mineral leases
DATES: 1946-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by mineral lease number
DESCRIPTION: The Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands manages approximately 1.5 million acres of sovereign land. As part of management responsibilities, the Division issues and administers mineral leases for the production of mineral resources, including oil and gas, from sovereign land. The minerals dissolved in the water of Great Salt Lake are owned by the state and made available by the Division for extraction under the terms of a mineral lease when some production facilities are on sovereign land, or by a royalty agreement when no production facilities are located on sovereign land. Records include mineral lease applications, notes, correspondence, diagrams, and mineral lease or royalty agreement documents.
RETENTION
Permanent. Retain for 20 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 09/2005
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office for 10 years and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 10 years and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical
Mineral leases document the history of mineral rights on sovereign land.