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Royalties

Under the Quartz Mining Act  579 KB, a royalty is a share of profits from a Yukon mine, reserved for the Yukon government as owner of the mineral rights, for permitting extraction of mineral resources. It is paid by a mine operator to the Yukon government. It is not a tax.

The Yukon government has developed Royalty regulations (OIC 2010/91) pursuant to the QMA that provide the mechanism for determining the roalty due on a mine in commercial production. Along with the regulation, an information sheet has been developed that provides a short form oveview. A more detailed guidebook to the regulation is under development and will be available soon.

If you have any questions regarding the royalty regime, please contact Mineral Resources Branch at 667-3422 or 667-8256.

•  QMA Royalty Regulation Guidelines  626 KB
• Information Sheet 2010-02: Explanation of Quartz Mining Act and Royalty Regulation Amendments  50 KB
• Act to amend the Quartz Mining Act  24 KB
• Quartz Mining Royalty Regulation  4.7 MB
 

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