Common use of Amount of Royalty Clause in Contracts

Amount of Royalty. In addition to annual rentals, the Lessee shall pay royalty on all minerals mined and removed except special minerals. The royalty shall be no less than two percent (2%) of the gross returns, less the actual and reasonable transportation and smelting or reduction costs, up to fifty percent (50%) of the gross returns. Gross returns shall be based on the arm’s-length sales price of the produced minerals and shall include, if applicable, all premiums, bonuses and other consideration of any kind received by the Lessee for the minerals produced from the Property. The Lessee shall calculate royalty for special minerals in exactly the same manner as for other minerals, except that the royalty percentage shall be no less than five percent (5%) of the gross returns. “Special minerals” means rare earth minerals, precious and semi-precious stones, uranium, thorium or any other minerals which have been or may hereafter be determined to be essential to the production of fissionable materials.

Amount of Royalty. In addition to annual rentals, the Lessee shall pay royalty on all minerals mined and removed except special minerals. The royalty shall be no less than two percent (2%) of the gross returns, less the actual and reasonable transportation and smelting or reduction costs, up to fifty percent (50%) of the gross returns. Gross returns shall be based on the arm’sarm's-length sales price of the produced minerals and shall include, if applicable, all premiums, bonuses and other consideration of any kind received by the Lessee for the minerals produced from the Property. The Lessee shall calculate royalty for special minerals in exactly the same manner as for other minerals, except that the royalty percentage shall be no less than five percent (5%) of the gross returns. “"Special minerals” " means rare earth minerals, precious and semi-precious stones, uranium, thorium or any other minerals which have been or may hereafter be determined to be essential to the production of fissionable materials.