Colorado state owned lands - Division of Wildlife, access and use rules Options

[CP]

State owned lands come into conversations now and then concerning prospecting and mining so we thought this would be helpful information to have on hand.
Remember folks state owned lands are not National Forests or BLM lands. They are state owned and regulated completely seperately. Mining isn't prohibited but, it is only allowed when you have a written agreement (lease with royalties agreements) ongoing with the state land trust board.
These areas would include state wildlife areas which are set up for "recreational wildlife uses" to be specific. The following PDF explains the general rules concerning use/access of the state lands regulated through the Colorado Division of Wildlife in lease agreements for the specific use mentioned above.
Prospecting within state owned lands is prohibited without written permission from the board (unless posted otherwise onsite/office)

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[moird]

So here are some additional details that I found regarding this as I was just curious on what it would take to be able to do any kind of prospecting/mining on Colorado state trust lands.

First here is a link to the Stewardship Trust Minerals Management Which basically states that land can be used to gather minerals, but only with a lease. These leases will be given out under heavy guidelines that basically one won't be given if there is the potential for any disturbances:WHEREAS, § 36-1-107.5, C.R.S. provides, "In holding [Stewardship Trust] lands in trust, the state board of land commissioners shall permit only those uses that will protect and enhance the beauty, natural values, open space, and wildlife habitat of those lands; except that any such restrictions on use need not necessarily preclude existing uses or management practices including but not limited to mineral resources, agricultural, and grazing uses."
To apply, then reading over the Minerals Leasing Policy is strongly suggested, which has all the rules and regulations over having a mineral/oil and gas lease.
This seems like the best landing page for all of the applications, forms and fees for applying for exploration permits: State FormsWhich includes links to the applications and everything. From what I am understanding of the process and applications then to be able to do exploration mining the two forms that are necessary are: Exploration Application and Exploration Bond Form
Just for the exploration it would cost $100 + cost of the bond

Then to get a mining lease, even a long term lease non development would be significantly more.