Land Leasing / Idaho Landowners
We are looking for ground to lease.
If you own acreage in Idaho with sand, rock, or gravel under it, we want to hear from you. Premier is actively seeking new pit and quarry sites, and we lease from landowners rather than asking them to sell.
Sec. 01 / What we look for
Most owners have no idea what is under their ground.
You do not need to know whether you have a deposit. That is our job, and we cover the cost of finding out. If your property looks anything like the list below, it is worth a conversation.
Acreage
Roughly 20 acres or more, though smaller parcels next to existing operations can still work.
Access
A road a loaded truck can reasonably reach, or a route we can build.
Material
River bottom, benchland, old gravel bars, rock outcrops, or ground a neighbor has already mined.
Distance
Within a reasonable haul of a growing town. Freight is the largest cost in our business.
Sec. 02 / Where we are interested
Where we are actively looking.
Premier already runs pits and quarries across Idaho. These are the regions where demand is outrunning our current supply, so these are the areas where we are most actively seeking new ground.
Treasure Valley
Ada, Canyon, Gem, Payette, and Owyhee counties. Our strongest demand and our highest priority for new sites.
Magic Valley
Twin Falls, Jerome, and Gooding counties, where commercial and agricultural construction keeps growing.
Wood River and Camas
Blaine and Camas counties. Long hauls make local material especially valuable here.
Eastern Idaho
Bonneville, Madison, and Jefferson counties, serving the Idaho Falls and Rexburg corridor.
Anywhere else worth a look
If your ground sits near a growing town or a major project, call us anyway. We would rather hear about it than miss it.
Sec. 03 / How it works
From first phone call to first royalty check.
Every property is different, but the path is the same one every time. You can stop at any point before the lease is signed, and it costs you nothing to find out what your ground holds.
You reach out
Call us or fill out the form on this page. We ask a few questions about location, acreage, and access. This is a conversation, not an application.
Your time: 15 minutesWe walk the property
One of our people meets you on site. We look at the ground, the access, the haul route, and the neighbors. You will get an honest read on whether it is worth going further.
Your time: one afternoonWe test at our expense
Test pits or exploratory drilling tell us what is down there, how deep it runs, and whether it meets specification for concrete, asphalt, and road base. You get a copy of the results either way.
Premier pays 100 percentWe put terms in writing
Royalty per ton, term length, which acres are in play, how you keep using the rest, and exactly what the ground looks like when we are finished. Take it to your attorney. We expect you to.
Negotiated, not templatedPermitting and bonding
Conditional use permit, reclamation plan, and a bond posted with the state of Idaho. We handle the applications, the hearings, and the cost. The bond guarantees the land gets restored even if something happens to us.
Premier handles itProduction begins
We build access, set up the plant, and start moving material. Scale tickets track every ton. Your royalty is paid on a set schedule with reporting you can check against our numbers.
Paid monthlyReclamation and handback
When mining is done, we grade, contour, and restore the site to the condition agreed to in your lease. Some owners want pasture back. Some want a pond, building sites, or wildlife habitat. That decision is made up front, by you.
Your land, your callSec. 04 / How long it takes
What to expect, and when.
These are the ranges we see on most Idaho projects. County permitting is the biggest variable, and we will give you a straight estimate for your specific location once we know where it sits.
First call, site visit, and test results. You will know whether you have a viable deposit inside of three months.
Lease negotiation, county permitting, and state bonding. This is the slowest stretch and it is mostly out of our hands.
Active production and royalty payments. Term depends on the size of the deposit and the demand nearby. Most leases include renewal options.
Reclamation after mining ends, then the ground comes back to you in the condition your lease spells out.
Sec. 05 / What it means for you
Income from ground that keeps working.
You do not sell your land
A lease is not a sale. You hold the title the entire time, and the property comes back to you when the term ends.
Your operation keeps running
Most sites use a portion of the parcel at a time. Farming, grazing, and hunting usually continue on the rest of the ground.
Predictable payments
Royalties are paid per ton on a set schedule, with reporting behind them. Many leases also carry a minimum annual payment.
Sec. 06 / Why this matters locally
Every road in Idaho started as somebody's gravel.
Aggregate is the one construction material that cannot be shipped in cheaply. It has to come from close by, or everything built nearby costs more. When a new pit opens, the benefit stays in the county it came from.
- Shorter hauls mean lower project costs Freight is the largest single cost in aggregate. Material sourced locally makes roads, schools, hospitals, and housing cheaper to build in your own county.
- Fewer truck miles on local roads A pit closer to the job means fewer loaded miles, less wear on county roads, and less traffic through town.
- Local jobs and local spending Premier is owned and operated in the Treasure Valley. Operators, drivers, and mechanics are hired near the pits they work, and they spend their wages there.
- Tax base without new rooftops An operating pit adds to the local tax base while using very little in public services compared to development.
- The ground gets restored Reclamation is bonded with the state before a single load leaves the property. Restored sites come back as pasture, ponds, wildlife habitat, or building ground.
During miningThe same site after reclamation. Green cover, contoured slopes, or a water feature. This is the most persuasive image on the page if we have one.
Sec. 07 / Common questions
What landowners ask us first.
What if there is nothing down there?
Then we shake hands and you keep the test results. You are out nothing but the time it took to walk the property with us.
Do I have to sell my property?
No. We lease. In a small number of cases we will discuss a purchase if that is what an owner prefers, but leasing is how we work.
What happens to my water rights?
Your water rights stay yours. Any water use tied to the operation is spelled out in the lease before you sign it.
Can I keep farming or grazing?
In most cases, yes. Mining moves through a site in phases, so the rest of the parcel usually stays in production.
What about noise, dust, and traffic?
Those are addressed in the county permit, and we live with the same conditions you do. Buffers, watering for dust control, and set hours of operation are standard.
Who pays for reclamation?
Premier does, and the state holds a bond to guarantee it. The end condition of the ground is written into your lease before mining starts.
Sec. 08 / Start here
Let us take a look at your ground.
Send us the basics and we will call you back. If it is not a fit, we will tell you that straight and you will not hear from us again.
