Wyoming § 36-6-104 Payment for improvements; "improvements"
defined

Wyoming Statutes

§ 36-6-104 — Payment for improvements; "improvements" defined

Wyoming § 36-6-104

Title 36Public Land

Ch. 6MINERAL LEASES

Art. 1IN GENERAL

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 36-6-104 (2026).

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If mineral lands upon which improvements have been made shall be
sold or if such lands shall be leased to other than the owner of
the improvements thereon, then such purchaser or such new lessee
shall pay to the owner thereof the value of said improvements,
at an agreed price with the owner thereof; or if such agreement
cannot be reached, then at such price as shall be fixed by
appraisement under the authority of the board of land
commissioners. The word "improvements" shall be construed to
mean surface improvements, machinery and other equipment used
and necessary for the operation of the plant on such land, and
work performed in the development of the property for operation
and mining when such development work is of practical use in
future mineral operations on such land. Wells drilled 

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If mineral lands upon which improvements have been made shall be
sold or if such lands shall be leased to other than the owner of
the improvements thereon, then such purchaser or such new lessee
shall pay to the owner thereof the value of said improvements,
at an agreed price with the owner thereof; or if such agreement
cannot be reached, then at such price as shall be fixed by
appraisement under the authority of the board of land
commissioners. The word "improvements" shall be construed to
mean surface improvements, machinery and other equipment used
and necessary for the operation of the plant on such land, and
work performed in the development of the property for operation
and mining when such development work is of practical use in
future mineral operations on such land. Wells drilled for oil
which do not produce oil in commercial quantities, shafts,
tunnels or drifts from which coal or other minerals have been
practically exhausted, shall not be considered as improvements.