New Mexico § 69-9-1 Declaration of policy

New Mexico Statutes

§ 69-9-1 — Declaration of policy

New Mexico § 69-9-1

Ch. 69Mines

Art. 9Consolidation of Small Tracts for Mineral

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 69-9-1 (2026).

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It is hereby declared to be in the public interest to provide a method whereby small tracts of land, which cannot economically be separately explored and mined, may be consolidated for the purposes of exploring, mining and conserving the natural resources of this state under those circumstances where the mineral development of such tracts and the recovery and conservation of the natural resources of this state therein contained cannot otherwise be practically accomplished.

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It is hereby declared to be in the public interest to provide a method whereby small tracts of land, which cannot economically be separately explored and mined, may be consolidated for the purposes of exploring, mining and conserving the natural resources of this state under those circumstances where the mineral development of such tracts and the recovery and conservation of the natural resources of this state therein contained cannot otherwise be practically accomplished.