{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-27-251.01","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 27-251.01","heading":"Definition of exploration","body":"In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, \"exploration\" means activity conducted on state land, including activity on state reserved minerals, that is covered by an exploration permit issued pursuant to this article to determine the existence or nonexistence of a commodity type, including geological, geochemical or geophysical surveys conducted by qualified experts and drilling, sampling and excavating, together with the costs of assay and metallurgical testing of samples from state land.","path":["Title 27 Minerals, Oil and Gas"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/27/00251-01.htm","current_through":"57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (effective 2027-01-01); mirror section count 24991","vintage":"2026-09-15","retrieved_at":"2026-10-26T05:51:13Z","sha256":"280ee02996bfe16fdd62c24e9de837a28c334da798db6440f0b2ce47eeb220c9","source_id":"us-az","stale":false,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-27-251","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-27-252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}