{"id":42512,"date":"2021-03-10T08:28:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T13:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mern.gouv.qc.ca\/?page_id=42512"},"modified":"2021-03-11T08:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:51:08","slug":"rights-mining-reservation-state-watercourse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/mines\/mining-rights\/mining-activites-other-land-uses\/rights-mining-reservation-state-watercourse\/","title":{"rendered":"Watercourses and adjacent strips of land reserved to the State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_46&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Menu Titres miniers&#8221; module_class=&#8221;menuSecondaire&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.98&#8243;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1>Watercourses and adjacent strips of land reserved to the State<\/h1>\n<p>Any part of a watercourse with a natural force equal to or greater than 225 kilowatts at its ordinary flow during six months, together with a strip of land 20 metres in width on each side of the watercourse, are reserved to the State, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/M-13.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mining Act<\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4814\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/picto-fleche.png\" alt=\"picto-fleche\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/> prohibits the issuing of all claims, mining leases, mining concessions and leases to mine surface mineral substances in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Department may also reserve to the State any area it considers necessary for the development and utilization of water power. It may, however, on certain conditions, authorize a claim holder to explore for mineral substances on the reserved land.<\/p>\n<h2>Boundaries of watercourses reserved to the State<\/h2>\n<p>The boundaries of watercourses and strips of land reserved to the State by the <a href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cs\/M-13.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mining Act<\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4814\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/picto-fleche.png\" alt=\"picto-fleche\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" \/>\u00a0are not shown on the map of mining titles.<\/p>\n<h2>Impacts of watercourses reserved to the State<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Prospecting, staking and map designation of claims, mine exploration work and mining operations are all prohibited in any portion of a watercourse or strip of land reserved to the State.<\/li>\n<li>An authorization is required from the Department to carry out mine exploration activities or mining operations in these areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_40&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Liens rapides mines&#8221; module_class=&#8221;liensRapidesInterne&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.90&#8243;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watercourses and adjacent strips of land reserved to the State Any part of a watercourse with a natural force equal to or greater than 225 kilowatts at its ordinary flow during six months, together with a strip of land 20 metres in width on each side of the watercourse, are reserved to the State, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"parent":27564,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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