# Bonus on lease proposal
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bonus-on-lease-proposal/82360
**Category:** Columbia County, AR
**Created:** [July 11, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bonus-on-lease-proposal/82360 "2025-07-11T19:11:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@SalsterBLB](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SalsterBLB)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bonus-on-lease-proposal/82360/1 "2025-07-11T19:11:23Z")
Terms of the lease have not been discussed yet but was curious if this sounds like a good bonus?
We can lease this acreage for $400 per acre for a 5-year lease. Then there is a 10-year option at $75 per acre annually.
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### Author:  [@galetime](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/galetime)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bonus-on-lease-proposal/82360/2 "2025-07-12T21:39:04Z")
That ties up your land for 15 years without drilling. That’s a long time and who knows what will happen? If they do drill and hit, then the option goes away, but, of course, you are paid per your interest in the well. Depending on spacing regulations for the well/pool, your land might not be drilled on, but your interest might be included in another well. Neither one of the options you listed is a bonus. A ‘bonus’ is a one-time cash payment for signing a lease. Have you figured the monetary outcome for the scenarios?
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### Author:  [@SalsterBLB](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/SalsterBLB)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bonus-on-lease-proposal/82360/3 "2025-07-14T16:16:42Z")
New to this but now I understand what you’re saying. But if they are leasing the land and extract lithium, Arkansas has set the royalty rate at 2.5%. I assume they will drill, I’d hope anyways. We inherited this land. All the other land has wells on them and this 18.22 acres does not and wanted to try and capitalize on this land just sitting there. Any layman terms advice is greatly appreciated. Like I said, new to all this and trying to learn what it all means.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/bonus-on-lease-proposal/82360/4 "2025-10-09T19:12:20Z")
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