1. (a) All payments required under this chapter, except for production royalty payments described in 11 AAC 86.769, may be made either by mail or in person as provided in this section.
2. (b) The proper office for payment made by mail is the financial office of the department. However, on or after June 1, 2002, the rental for a new mining claim, leasehold location, or prospecting site location, other than a converted MTRSC location established under 11 AAC 86.250, may be mailed to the applicable recording district office, if accompanied by the certificate of location to be recorded and by a completed rental payment worksheet provided by the department.
3. (c) The proper office for payment made in person is either the Anchorage or Fairbanks office of the department. However, on or after June 1, 2002, the rental for a new mining claim, leasehold location, or prospecting site location, other than a converted MTRSC location established under 11 AAC 86.250, may be paid at the applicable recording district office, if accompanied by the certificate of location to be recorded and by a completed rental payment worksheet provided by the department.
4. (d) If a rental payment is received in an amount in excess of that due for a location, the department will credit the excess amount to rent that might become due for that location, unless a refund is requested. The department will refund the excess amount only if it receives a written request for the refund within 90 days after the date of payment.
5. (e) A rental payment received for a closed location does not convey mineral rights to that location. The department will refund a payment received for a closed location if it receives a written request for a refund within 90 days after the date of the payment.
6. (f) The department may not refund a rental payment except as provided in (d) and (e) of this section.
7. (g) The department may not make a refund of a cash payment of annual labor.

(Eff. 5/18/90, Register 114; am 8/26/98, Register 147; am 8/16/2000, Register 155; am 1/19/2002, Register 161)

Authority: AS 38.05.020, AS 38.05.035, AS 38.05.210, AS 38.05.211