Arizona reclamation & damage bonds.
From $100.
When you pull a mineral-exploration permit on Arizona state trust land, the State Land Department can require a bond under A.R.S. § 27-255 backing surface damage and reclamation. We price it at 5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with one soft credit pull — your exact price appears in the on-page calculator at the application.
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How much does an Arizona reclamation & damage bond cost?
5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
The reclamation bond runs one soft credit pull — enter your amount, consent, and file with the State Land Department. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the permit requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the State Land Department
Submit the executed bond with your mineral-exploration permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the reclamation bond actually guarantees
Arizona’s State Land Department manages state trust land, and a mineral-exploration permit lets you prospect on it. Under A.R.S. § 27-255, the Land Commissioner may require a permittee to post a surety bond as a condition of that permit.
The bond does two jobs the statute names: it backs prompt payment for damage to surface owners — grasses, forage, crops, and improvements — caused by your exploration, and it guarantees restoration of the surface land to its former condition when the permit is relinquished or cancelled.
Amounts are set by the Department and tend to follow its schedule — commonly around $3,000 for a single permit, with a blanket bond near $15,000 covering five or more permits. The bond is released once the Department confirms all ground-disturbing work has been reclaimed. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — it is a guarantee, not insurance for you.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the State Land Department. Submit the executed bond with your mineral-exploration permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit the amount your permit requires and we issue it.
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From $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your permit requires and see your exact price before you pay.