Royalty defined.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 362.105
in effectAs used in NRS 362.100 to 362.240, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. Royalty means a portion of the proceeds from extraction of a mineral which is paid for the privilege of extracting the mineral.
2. Royalties do not include:
(a) Rents or other compensatory payments which are fixed and certain in amount and payable periodically over the duration of the lease regardless of the extent of extractions; or
(b) Minimum royalties covering periods when no mineral is extracted if the payments are fixed and certain in amount and payable on a regular periodic basis.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-362.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026