Rock-hosted Mineral Resource Development Rules

(Consolidated up to 10/2026) ALBERTA REGULATION 14/2024 Mineral Resource Development Act ROCK‑HOSTED MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RULES Table of Contents Part 1 Interpretation and Application 1 Interpretation 2 Resident defined 3 Application 4 Directives Part 2 Applications, Transfers, Variances and Security 5 Application for approval or discharge of agent 6 Exemption from requirement to appoint agent 7 Permit, licence or approval eligibility requirements Permits for Mine Sites 8 Application for mine site permit 9 Application for extension or material alteration Licences for Mines and External Mine Discard Dumps 10 Application for mine or external mine discard dump licence 11 Application to resume operations 12 Application for extension or material alteration 13 Application to suspend, abandon or resume Approvals for Processing Plants 14 Application for approval to construct or operate processing plant 15 Application to resume operations 16 Application for extension or material alteration 17 Application to suspend, abandon or resume Transfers, Variances and Security 18 Transfer of permit, licence or approval 19 Variances 20 Security deposits for mine sites, mines, external mine discard dumps and processing plants 21 Multiple security deposits 22 Remedial action by Regulator 23 Regulator request for closure plans Part 3 Environmental Management 24 Compliance with environmental management requirements 25 Control of fluids encountered 26 Storage of rock‑hosted mineral resources Part 4 Restricted Areas 27 Restriction on mining or processing in city, town or village 28 Regulator’s permission for mining or processing in city, town or village 29 Restriction on location of mine or external mine discard dump Part 5 Information Relating to Mines and Processing Plants 30 Viewing by public of information 31 Designation of information as confidential 32 Use by Regulator of confidential information 33 No obligation on Regulator Part 6 Records, Measurement and Reports 34 Emergency management program 34.1 Corporate emergency response plan 34.2 Operation‑specific emergency response plan 34.3 Maintenance of plan and training 34.4 Ability to implement plan re water body 34.5 Records, forms and notifications 34.6 Incidents and emergencies 35 Mine plan 36 Register 37 Records of mine operation 38 Records of processing plant operation 39 Measurement requirements in Directive 091 40 Regulator direction for reports and plans 41 Financial and reserves information 42 False documents Part 7 Fees, Expiry and Coming into Force 43 Fees 44 Waiver or variance of fees 45 Expiry 46 Coming into force Schedule Part 1 Interpretation and Application Interpretation 1 (1) In these Rules, (a) “Act” means the Mineral Resource Development Act ; (b) “applicant” means a person that applies under the Act for (i) a permit for a mine site, (ii) a licence for a mine or external mine discard dump, or (iii) an approval for a processing plant; (c) “concentrate” means a rock‑hosted mineral resource that has been processed in a processing plant; (c.1) “corporate ERP” means an ERP that applies to all operations of a permittee, licensee or approval holder; (c.2) “emergency” means a present or imminent event, outside the scope of normal operations, that requires prompt coordination of resources to protect the health, safety or welfare of people or to limit damage to property and the environment; (c.3) “ERP” means an emergency response plan to protect the public and the environment that includes (i) criteria for assessing an emergency, (ii) procedures to mobilize response personnel and agencies, and (iii) procedures to establish communications and ensure coordination of the emergency response; (c.4) “operation‑specific ERP” means an ERP that applies to a specified geographic area or to a specified operation of a permittee, licensee or approval holder; (d) “operator” includes (i) the holder of a permit, licence or approval under Part 3 of the Act, and (ii) any person who undertakes to perform an operation related to a mine, mine site or processing plant pursuant to an agreement with a person referred to in subclause (i); (e) “pipeline” means a pipeline as defined in the Pipeline Act ; (f) “rock‑hosted mineral resources” means mineral resources other than brine‑hosted mineral resources as defined in the Brine‑hosted Mineral Resource Development Rules (AR 17/2023). (2) A decision by the Regulator as to whether a definition under subsection (1) is applicable in a particular case is final. AR 14/2024 s1;10/2026 Resident defined 2 For the purposes of section 49 of the Act and these Rules, (a) a permittee, licensee or an approval holder who is an individual is resident in a jurisdiction if the individual makes the individual’s home in and is ordinarily present in that jurisdiction, and (b) a permittee, licensee or an approval holder that is a corporation is resident in a jurisdiction if a director or officer of the corporation or a person employed or retained to provide services to the corporation makes their home in that jurisdiction, is ordinarily present in that jurisdiction and is authorized to (i) make decisions respecting a permit for a mine site, a licence for a mine or external mine discard dump, or an approval for a processing plant issued by (A) the regulatory authority in that jurisdiction, or (B) the Regulator, in the case of Alberta, (ii) develop the mine site, develop or operate the mine, or construct or operate the external mine discard dump or processing plant, and (iii) implement directions from the regulatory authority or the Regulator, in the case of Alberta, relating to the mine site, mine, external mine discard dump or processing plant. Application 3 (1) These Rules apply to permits, licences and approvals under Part 3 of the Act. (2) These Rules do not apply to Part 2 of the Act. Directives 4 In these Rules, a reference to one of the following directives means a reference to that directive as published by the Regulator and amended from time to time: (a) Directive 067: Eligibility Requirements for Acquiring and Holding Energy Licences and Approvals; (b) Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response; (c) Directive 091 : Rock‑hosted Mineral Resource Development. Part 2 Applications, Transfers, Variances and Security Application for approval or discharge of agent 5 An application for the approval of an agent or for consent to discharge an agent must be made in the form established for that purpose by, and obtainable from, the Regulator. Exemption from requirement to appoint agent 6 (1) In this section, “mutual recognition agreement” means a valid subsisting agreement between the Minister and a regulatory authority of another jurisdiction for the purpose of recognizing a substantial regulatory equivalency and enabling reciprocity between Alberta and that jurisdiction. (2) The Regulator may, on application, grant an exemption from the requirement of section 49 of the Act to appoint an agent if the permittee, licensee or approval holder applying for the exemption (a) is resident in a jurisdiction outside Alberta that is a party to a mutual recognition agreement and is subject to the authority of the regulatory authority in that jurisdiction, (b) is in compliance with all applicable legislation in Alberta and in the jurisdiction in which the permittee, licensee or approval holder is resident and all applicable directives, orders, decisions, directions and other instruments of the regulatory authority referred to in clause (a) and of the Regulator, (c) provides evidence satisfactory to the Regulator that the permittee, licensee or approval holder meets, and during the time the permit, licence or approval is in effect will continue to meet, the requirements set out in subsection (3), and (d) agrees to attorn to the jurisdiction of Alberta with respect to all matters, obligations and liabilities pertaining to permits, licences and approvals issued by the Regulator. (3) An exemption under subsection (2) is subject to the condition that, in substitution for the requirements of section 49(2) and (3) of the Act, the permittee, licensee or approval holder must have (a) sufficient numbers of individuals who are trained and competent to (i) carry out operations relating to a mine, mine site, external mine discard dump or processing plant, as the case may be, in compliance with the requirements of all applicable legislation and all applicable directives, orders, decisions, directions and other instruments of the Regulator, and (ii) respond sufficiently to incidents, including emergencies, and (b) representatives at a mine, mine site, external mine discard dump or processing plant, as the case may be, during development, operation and closure who are authorized to make decisions respecting all aspects of the development, operation and closure. (4) An exemption under subsection (2) ceases to have effect immediately on (a) the permittee, licensee or approval holder ceasing to meet a requirement referred to in subsection (2)(a), (b) or (d), or (b) the Regulator determining that it is no longer satisfied that the permittee, licensee or approval holder meets or will continue to meet the requirements set out in subsection (3). AR 14/2024 s6;10/2026 Permit, licence or approval eligibility requirements 7 (1) No person may acquire or hold a permit, licence or approval unless the person is entitled or authorized to develop the rock‑hosted mineral resource and meets the eligibility requirements set out in Directive 067 and, in the case of a corporation, the person is (a) registered, with an active status, under the Business Corporations Act , (b) incorporated by or under an Act of the Legislature, other than the Business Corporations Act , and approved by the Regulator as a corporation that may acquire or hold a permit, licence or approval, (c) incorporated under the Bank Act (Canada), (d) a railway company incorporated under an Act of the Parliament of Canada, (e) registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act , or (f) an insurer licensed under the Insurance Act . (2) If an applicant meets the eligibility requirements of Directive 067 to the satisfaction of the Regulator, the Regulator may grant permit, licence or approval eligibility subject to any restrictions, terms or conditions the Regulator considers appropriate. (3) If an applicant does not meet the eligibility requirements of Directive 067 to the satisfaction of the Regulator, the Regulator may refuse to grant eligibility. (4) The Regulator may revoke or restrict the eligibility of an applicant if the applicant fails to acquire permits, licences or approvals under the Act within a year of the day of the permit, licence or approval eligibility being granted by the Regulator. (5) A permittee, licensee or approval holder must continue to meet the eligibility requirements of Directive 067 to the satisfaction of the Regulator. (6) The Regulator may restrict a permittee’s, licensee’s or approval holder’s eligibility to hold a permit, licence or approval if the permittee, licensee or approval holder does not meet the eligibility requirements of Directive 067 to the satisfaction of the Regulator. Permits for Mine Sites Application for mine site permit 8 (1) An application for a permit to develop a mine site or re‑open an abandoned mine site must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (2) An application to amend a permit to resume operations at a suspended mine site must be made in accordance with Directive 091. Application for extension or material alteration 9 An application to amend a permit to authorize an extension or material alteration of the program of operations for which the permit was granted must be made in accordance with Directive 091. Licences for Mines and External Mine Discard Dumps Application for mine or external mine discard dump licence 10 (1) An application for a licence to develop or operate a mine must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (2) An application for a licence to construct or operate an external mine discard dump must be made in accordance with Directive 091. Application to resume operations 11 An application to amend a licence to resume operations at a suspended mine must be made in accordance with Directive 091. Application for extension or material alteration 12 (1) An application to amend a licence for a mine or external mine discard dump to authorize an extension or material alteration of the program of operations for which the licence was granted must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (2) A licensee must notify the Regulator in accordance with Directive 091 of any proposed technical modifications to the mine design or mine operations that have the potential to affect resource recovery or environmental performance and do not come within the extension or material alteration referred to in subsection (1). (3) A licensee may not proceed with any proposed technical modifications referred to in subsection (2) until permission in writing is obtained from the Regulator. Application to suspend, abandon or resume 13 (1) An application for permission to suspend all or part of a mine or mine site for more than 3 consecutive months must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (2) An application for permission to abandon all or part of a mine, mine site or external mine discard dump must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (3) If a mine is suspended for more than 12 consecutive months, the licensee must submit an application for permission, in accordance with Directive 091, to (a) resume operations, or (b) abandon the mine. (4) After carrying out abandonment operations, the licensee must submit an application for an abandonment approval in accordance with Directive 091. Approvals for Processing Plants Application for approval to construct or operate processing plant 14 An application for an approval to construct or operate a processing plant must be made in accordance with Directive 091. Application to resume operations 15 An application to amend an approval to resume operations at a suspended processing plant must be made in accordance with Directive 091. Application for extension or material alteration 16 (1) An application to amend an approval to authorize an extension or material alteration of the program of operations for which the approval was granted must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (2) An approval holder must notify the Regulator in accordance with Directive 091 of any proposed technical modifications to the processing plant design or processing plant operations that have the potential to affect resource recovery or environmental performance and do not come within the extension or material alteration referred to in subsection (1). (3) An approval holder may not proceed with any proposed technical modifications referred to in subsection (2) until permission in writing is obtained from the Regulator. Application to suspend, abandon or resume 17 (1) An application for permission to suspend a processing plant for more than 3 consecutive months must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (2) An application for permission to abandon a processing plant must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (3) If a processing plant is suspended for more than 12 consecutive months, the approval holder must apply to amend the approval, in accordance with Directive 091, to (a) resume operations, or (b) abandon the processing plant. (4) After carrying out abandonment operations, the approval holder must apply to the Regulator for an abandonment approval in accordance with Directive 091. Transfers, Variances and Security Transfer of permit, licence or approval 18 (1) A transfer of a permit, licence or approval is not effective unless this section is complied with. (2) An application to transfer a permit, licence or approval must be made in accordance with Directive 091. (3) If the Regulator directs the transfer of a permit, licence or approval under section 30(3) of the Act, the person to whom the permit, licence or approval is transferred must pay the Regulator the fee set out in the Schedule. (4) If a permittee, licensee or approval holder changes its name or amalgamates with another company that results in a change of name, the permittee, licensee or approval holder must apply for an amendment to the permit, licence or approval in accordance with Directive 091. Variances 19 The Regulator may vary a program or alter a condition prescribed in any permit, licence, approval, permission or consent. Security deposits for mine sites, mines, external mine discard dumps and processing plants 20 (1) The Regulator may require an applicant for a permit, licence, approval or amendment to a permit, licence or approval to provide a security deposit before issuing or amending the permit, licence or approval. (2) The Regulator may require a permittee, licensee or approval holder, or an applicant for a transfer of a permit, licence or approval who is not a permittee, licensee or approval holder, to provide a security deposit (a) before approving a transfer of a permit, licence or approval, and (b) at any time where the Regulator considers it appropriate to do so to offset the estimated costs of (i) suspending, abandoning or reclaiming a mine site, mine, external mine discard dump or processing plant, (ii) providing care and custody for a mine site, mine, external mine discard dump or processing plant, or (iii) carrying out any other activities necessary to ensure the protection of the public and the environment. (3) The Regulator may require a security deposit to be provided, and may administer a security deposit, on either of the following bases and may convert a security deposit from one basis to the other: (a) relative to a particular mine site, mine, external mine discard dump or processing plant; (b) relative to the operations of the permittee, licensee or approval holder generally. (4) If the Regulator determines that a security deposit currently held by the Regulator is inadequate for the purposes described in subsection (2), the Regulator may require the permittee, licensee or approval holder to provide any additional amounts that the Regulator considers necessary. (5) A security deposit must be in one of the following forms, as determined by the Regulator: (a) cash; (b) an irrevocable letter of credit in a form acceptable to the Regulator; (c) a surety bond in a form acceptable to the Regulator; (d) another form of security acceptable to the Regulator. (6) The Regulator may require that a security deposit be provided in one payment or in more than one payment in the amounts and at the times specified by the Regulator. (7) If a permittee, licensee or approval holder fails to meet an obligation or carry out an activity in respect of which the security deposit was provided, the Regulator may, (a) in the case of a cash security deposit, apply all or part of the security deposit held in the name of the permittee, licensee or approval holder and any earned interest towards the costs required to meet the obligation or carry out the activity, (b) in the case of a security deposit in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit, cash the irrevocable letter of credit and apply any or all of the cash towards the costs required to meet the obligation or carry out the activity, (c) in the case of a security deposit in the form of a surety bond, call on the surety bond and apply any or all of the funds towards the costs required to meet the obligation or carry out the activity, and (d) in the case of another form of security, call on the security and apply any or all of the funds towards the costs required to meet the obligation or carry out the activity. (8) If a person other than the permittee, licensee or approval holder does anything for the purposes of meeting the obligations or carrying out the activity in respect of which the security deposit was provided, the Regulator may distribute any or all of the security deposit to that person for that purpose. (9) On the request of a permittee, licensee or approval holder, the Regulator must return all of a security deposit, together with any earned interest, where the Regulator is satisfied that the permittee, licensee or approval holder has (a) fully met all of the obligations and carried out all of the activities in respect of which the security was provided, and (b) met the other eligibility requirements of the Regulator for a full refund of the security deposit. (10) On the request of a permittee, licensee or approval holder, the Regulator may return part of a security deposit if the Regulator is satisfied that the permittee, licensee or approval holder has (a) partially met the obligations and carried out the activities in respect of which the security deposit was required, and (b) met the other eligibility requirements of the Regulator for a partial refund of the security deposit. Multiple security deposits 21 If a development contains more than one mine, external mine discard dump or processing plant, the Regulator may require a separate security deposit for each mine, external mine discard dump or processing plant. Remedial action by Regulator 22 (1) Whenever the Regulator finds, in connection with a suspension or abandonment under section 13 or 17, that it is necessary to take remedial action because of the failure of the permittee, licensee or approval holder to comply with the prescribed conditions or procedures, it shall notify the permittee, licensee or approval holder accordingly. (2) Costs referred to in section 20(7) that exceed the security deposit shall be payable to the Regulator by the permittee, licensee or approval holder. Regulator request for closure plans 23 (1) When requested by the Regulator, a permittee, licensee or approval holder must submit a closure plan in accordance with any direction of the Regulator given under subsection (3). (2) A closure plan must contain the information required by the Regulator, and the plan must be approved by the Regulator subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the Regulator. (3) The Regulator may direct the timing and priority for performing work with respect to the closure of the mine site, mine, external mine discard dump or processing plant. (4) A permittee, licensee or approval holder must comply with any terms and conditions of the permittee’s, licensee’s or approval holder’s approved closure plan. Part 3 Environmental Management Compliance with environmental management requirements 24 A permittee, licensee or approval holder must comply with the environmental management requirements of Directive 091. Control of fluids encountered 25 (1) Every operator shall conduct its operations in a manner that any flow of oil, gas or water encountered during mining can be controlled and, if required by the Regulator, contained. (2) If a flow of oil or gas is encountered during mining, the operator shall (a) immediately report the size and location of the flow of oil or gas to the Regulator by telephoning the Energy and Environmental Response Line, and (b) take immediate steps to contain the flow in a manner prescribed by or satisfactory to the Regulator. AR 14/2024 s25;10/2026 Storage of rock‑hosted mineral resources 26 A storage site for rock‑hosted mineral resources must be designed, located and constructed in accordance with Directive 091. Part 4 Restricted Areas Restriction on mining or processing in city, town or village 27 No mining or processing of rock‑hosted mineral resources and no operation directly related to mining or processing of rock‑hosted mineral resources shall be conducted in any city, town or village or within 400 metres of the corporate limits of a city, town or village without the prior approval of the appropriate planning authority and the written permission of the Regulator. Regulator’s permission for mining or processing in city, town or village 28 The Regulator, as a condition of granting permission under section 27, may direct the applicant to (a) provide a security deposit in an amount to be fixed by the Regulator to indemnify the city, town or village against any loss or damage, (b) submit to the Regulator, at specified intervals, reports and plans on measurements of surface subsidence, or (c) submit to the city, town or village, at specified intervals, a map or plan showing the exact location of all mine workings in relation to surface structures in the immediate vicinity. Restriction on location of mine or external mine discard dump 29 No mine or external mine discard dump shall be constructed or operated, without written permission from the Regulator, within 400 metres of (a) any major private or public works, highway, railway, airport or pipeline other than a pipeline transporting rock‑hosted mineral resources, or (b) any other active mining operation or any existing energy resource well or mineral resource well. Part 5 Information Relating to Mines and Processing Plants Viewing by public of information 30 Subject to section 31, a member of the public, with the permission of the Regulator and at any time after commencement of commercial operations, may view information and data relating to the operation of a mine or processing plant and the rock‑hosted mineral resource produced or processed in a mine or processing plant, except for information or data that includes specific reference to costs of operation, production, processing or product pricing. Designation of information as confidential 31 (1) An operator using an untried or unproven mining or processing method, in whose opinion premature disclosure of information respecting the method may seriously prejudice the operator’s competitive position, may apply to the Regulator for an order designating information respecting the method as confidential. (2) Where the Regulator grants confidentiality under subsection (1), information respecting the untried or unproven method may be kept confidential for a period to be determined by the Regulator and reflected in the order. (3) If the Regulator, after consultation with the operator, decides that the release of information under this section is in the public interest, it may release the information before the expiration of the assigned period. Use by Regulator of confidential information 32 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of these Rules, the Regulator may use confidential information for the purpose of preparing reports, maps and supporting information that it may publish from time to time. (2) If the Regulator uses confidential information in accordance with subsection (1), the report, map or supporting information prepared by it shall be confined to (a) a delineation of the deposit involved, (b) an indication of the general geological identity, configuration, size, direction and degree of dip of the deposit involved, (c) a disclosure of the Regulator’s estimate of resources and reserves, (d) in the case of a near surface rock‑hosted mineral resource deposit, a qualitative notation that the reserves are considered to be recoverable by surface mining, and (e) in the case of a rock‑hosted mineral resource recoverable by underground methods, the average depth or range of depths at which the rock‑hosted mineral resource occurs. No obligation on Regulator 33 Nothing in this Part requires the Regulator (a) to obtain, for the purpose of making it available to the public, any information, data or materials that it does not otherwise have pursuant to the Act or these Rules, (b) to publish or make available any data otherwise than on request, or (c) to make any data or materials available otherwise than on view at facilities provided by the Regulator for the purpose, in the ordinary routine observed at the offices and on payment to the Regulator of its usual fees for those services. Part 6 Records, Measurement and Reports Emergency management program 34 (1) In this section, “EMP” means a comprehensive corporate emergency management program to (a) identify, assess and mitigate hazards associated with all operations of a permittee, licensee or approval holder, and (b) manage the preparation for and response to an emergency. (2) A permittee, licensee or approval holder must, in accordance with Directive 071, develop, implement and maintain an EMP. AR 14/2024 s34;10/2026 Corporate emergency response plan 34.1 A permittee, licensee or approval holder must, in accordance with Directive 071, (a) develop a corporate ERP, and (b) submit the corporate ERP to the Regulator. AR 10/2026 s5 Operation‑specific emergency response plan 34.2 (1) If required by Directive 071, a permittee, licensee or approval holder must, in accordance with Directive 071, develop an operation‑specific ERP. (2) A permittee, licensee or approval holder must, in accordance with Directive 071, submit each operation‑specific ERP to the Regulator for approval. AR 10/2026 s5 Maintenance of plan and training 34.3 A permittee, licensee or approval holder must, in accordance with Directive 071, (a) maintain the corporate ERP and any operation‑specific ERP, and (b) undertake training and exercises related to the corporate ERP and any operation‑specific ERP. AR 10/2026 s5 Ability to implement plan re water body 34.4 If, in the opinion of the Regulator, an operation of a permittee, licensee or approval holder is a risk to a water body due to the operation’s location near the water body, the Regulator may require the permittee, licensee or approval holder to demonstrate that the permittee, licensee or approval holder has the equipment and the ability to implement the ERP. AR 10/2026 s5 Records, forms and notifications 34.5 A permittee, licensee or approval holder must, in accordance with Directive 071, (a) maintain and submit records to the Regulator, (b) submit forms to the Regulator, and (c) provide notifications to the Regulator in relation to emergency preparedness and responses. AR 10/2026 s5 Incidents and emergencies 34.6 A permittee, licensee or approval holder must, in accordance with Directive 071, (a) manage incidents, and (b) in the case of an incident that is an emergency, (i) implement all applicable ERPs, and (ii) report the emergency to the Regulator. AR 10/2026 s5 Mine plan 35 (1) A permittee or licensee must prepare a mine plan in accordance with Directive 091. (2) The permittee or licensee must keep the mine plan referred to in subsection (1) in the office at the mine or mine site. (3) The permittee or licensee must submit on request the mine plan referred to in subsection (1) to the Regulator. (4) The Regulator may vary the mine plan requirements in Directive 091 with respect to any mine as the Regulator deems appropriate. Register 36 A permittee, licensee or approval holder shall keep in the office at the mine, mine site or processing plant a current register of the names, residence addresses and designated positions of all managerial personnel employed at or in connection with the mine, mine site or processing plant. Records of mine operation 37 (1) In this section and section 38, “run of mine rock‑hosted mineral resource” means unprocessed mined material, which may consist of soil, rock, overburden, mineral resources, middlings, contamination and impurities. (2) A permittee shall keep at the mine site office complete records of the operation, in a form satisfactory to the Regulator, including (a) the daily quantity and average grades of run of mine rock‑hosted mineral resource extracted from the mine or mines worked at the site, (b) the daily quantity and average grades of run of mine rock‑hosted mineral resource in storage, (c) the daily quantity of rock or overburden removed at the mine, and (d) the daily disposition of rock‑hosted mineral resource from the mine or mines worked at the site. (3) The permittee, at the direction of and for the period of time specified by the Regulator, shall submit to the Regulator a copy of the records retained at the mine site office pursuant to subsection (2). (4) Any suspension of operations at the mine shall be noted in the records. (5) When more than one mineral resource is worked at a mine, the records required by subsection (2) shall show the quantity, production and disposition of mineral resource from each mineral resource separately. (6) When more than one mine is operated at a mine site, the records required by subsection (2) shall show each mine separately. Records of processing plant operation 38 (1) A processing plant approval holder shall keep at the processing plant office complete records of the operation, in a form satisfactory to the Regulator, including (a) the daily quantity and average grades of run of mine rock‑hosted mineral resource processed, (b) the daily quantity of reject, tailings and any other waste material produced, (c) the daily quantity and average grades of run of mine rock‑hosted mineral resource in storage, (d) the daily quantity and average grades of concentrate in storage, and (e) the daily quantity and purity of refined metals in storage. (2) The approval holder, at the direction of and for the period of time specified by the Regulator, shall file with the Regulator a duplicate copy of the records retained at the processing plant office pursuant to subsection (1). (3) Any suspension of operations at the processing plant shall be noted in the records. Measurement requirements in Directive 091 39 A permittee, licensee or approval holder must meet the measurement and reporting requirements in Directive 091. Regulator direction for reports and plans 40 The Regulator may direct a permittee, licensee or approval holder to submit to the Regulator at specified intervals reports and plans on any parameter the Regulator deems necessary. Financial and reserves information 41 (1) A permittee, licensee or approval holder must provide financial and reserves information to the Regulator as and when directed by the Regulator for the purposes of (a) assessing permittee, licensee or approval holder eligibility, (b) administering the liability management programs set out by the Regulator, or (c) ensuring the safe, orderly and environmentally responsible development of energy resources and mineral resources in Alberta, including closure. (2) The information provided under this section must be kept confidential by the Regulator, (a) in the case of financial information, for a period of 5 years, and (b) in the case of reserves information, for a period of 15 years. False documents 42 (1) No person shall knowingly make a false statement in any record or report required to be kept or made under the Act or these Rules. (2) No person shall wilfully alter, remove, deface or destroy any record or recording of measurements until the expiration of the period during which that report or record is required to be kept under the Act or these Rules. (3) Subject to subsection (4), no person shall enter into any record or report that is required to be kept or made under the Act or these Rules as a measured amount a quantity not actually determined by measurement. (4) If a measurement cannot be made in a particular case, the quantity may be estimated and recorded with a notation that it is an estimate. (5) No person shall alter, remove, deface or destroy an entry or marking made by the Regulator or its representatives in or on any record or recording of measurements required to be kept under the Act or these Rules. (6) All measurements and estimates shall be recorded and reported to a level of accuracy satisfactory to the Regulator. Part 7 Fees, Expiry and Coming into Force Fees 43 The fees payable to the Regulator under these Rules are set out in the Schedule. Waiver or variance of fees 44 The Regulator may vary or waive any fee in the Schedule if, in the opinion of the Regulator, circumstances so warrant. Expiry 45 For the purpose of ensuring that these Rules are reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that they may be repassed in their present or an amended form following a review, these Rules expire on March 1, 2034. Coming into force 46 These Rules come into force on the coming into force of Part 3 of the Mineral Resource Development Act . Schedule 1 Fee for submissions with data discrepancies, imbalances or errors that are not corrected prior to the Regulator filing deadline $100 2 Fee for filing any submission or report after the filing deadline date $500 3 Fee for follow up due to failure to provide notifications, submissions or reports as required $500 4 Fee for follow up due to failure to pay administrative fees $500 5 Fee for processing any data, submission or report that is not submitted on electronic media $1 000 6 Fee for application for a Regulator‑directed transfer of licence $10 000