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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 27-271 (2026)

Definition of common variety minerals

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For purposes of this article, "common variety minerals":

1. Includes deposits of petrified wood, stone, pumice, pumicite or cinders, decomposed granite, sand, gravel, boulders, common clay, fill dirt and waste rock.

2. Includes deposits that, although they may have value for use in trade, manufacturing and the construction, landscaping and decorative rock industries, do not possess a distinct, special economic value for those uses beyond the normal uses of those deposits.

3. Includes material used as road base material, riprap, ballast, borrow, fill, facing stone, landscaping or ornamental uses and other similar uses.

4. Does not include limestone suitable for use in producing cement, metallurgical or chemical grade limestone or gypsum.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1984–2002 · leading case: Tanner Companies v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 688 P.2d 1075 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984).
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Tanner Companies v. Arizona State Land Dep't, 688 P.2d 1075 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “” The trial court found, in its conclusions of law, that the Pantano clays were not common clay within the meaning of A.”
Peeples, Inc. v. Arizona State Land Dep't Ex Rel. Anable, 59 P.3d 830 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 10× “Thereafter, the Commissioner issued an order disapproving the 1992, 1996 and 2000 plans of operation stating: The plans of operation propose mining tailings which contain no economically recoverable mineral values and pursuant to A.R.S. § 27-271 are common variety minerals not…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 27-271(1) — 1 case
Peeples, Inc. v. Arizona State Land Dep't Ex Rel. Anable, 59 P.3d 830 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002). “Thereafter, the Commissioner issued an order disapproving the 1992, 1996 and 2000 plans of operation stating: The plans of operation propose mining tailings which contain no economically recoverable mineral values and pursuant to A.R.S. § 27-271 are common variety minerals not…”
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