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25 CFR §225.23

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The Secretary shall prepare or cause to be prepared an economic assessment that shall address, among other things:
  1. (a)Whether there are assurances in the minerals agreement that operations shall be conducted with appropriate diligence;
  2. (b)Whether the production royalties or other form of return on mineral resources is adequate; and
  3. (c)Whether the minerals agreement is likely to provide the Indian mineral owner with a return on the production comparable to what the owner might otherwise obtain through competitive bidding, when such a comparison can reasonably be made.