2005 Idaho Code - 47-705 — APPRAISAL OF IMPROVEMENTS -- TERM CONSTRUED

                                  TITLE  47
                               MINES AND MINING
                                  CHAPTER 7
                        MINERAL RIGHTS IN STATE LANDS
    47-705.  APPRAISAL OF IMPROVEMENTS -- TERM CONSTRUED. Should any one apply
to lease for prospecting and mining purposes the mineral deposits belonging to
the state upon which improvements have been made, before the lease shall
issue, to other than the owner of the improvements thereon, the applicant
shall pay to the owner thereof the value of said improvements and shall file
in the office of the state board of land commissioners a receipt showing that
the price of said improvements, as agreed upon by the parties or fixed by
appraisement under authority of the said board, has been paid to the owner
thereof in full, or shall make satisfactory proof that he has tendered to such
owner the price of said improvements so agreed upon or fixed by appraisement.
The word "improvements" within the meaning of this section and of section
47-706 shall be construed to mean work performed in the development of the
property, the estimated value of all known or probable mineral contained in
the land that has been discovered or developed through mining excavations made
by lessee, and all buildings, dwellings, mill machinery, mine machinery,
trails, roads, and all equipment used, constructed and necessary for the
operation of the mine, mill or plant.