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Code of Federal Regulations Title 43. Public Lands:  Interior § 43.3503.37 Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases?

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Yes. The limits are summarized in the following table:

Commodity

Maximum acreage for a permit or lease

Maximum acreage of permits and leases in any one State

Maximum acreage in permits and leases nationwide

(a) Phosphate

2,560 acres

None

20,480 acres.

(b) Sodium

2,560 acres

5,120 acres (may be increased to 30,720 acres to facilitate an economic mine)

None.

(c) Potassium

2,560 acres

96,000 acres (larger if necessary for extraction of potassium from concentrated brines in connection with an existing mining operation)

None.

(d) Sulphur

640 acres

1,920 acres in 3 leases or permits

None.

(e) Gilsonite

5,120 acres

7,680 acres

None.

(f) Hardrock Minerals

2,560 acres

20,480 acres in permits and leases, 10,240 acres in leases, but can be increased to 20,480 if needed for orderly mine development

None.

(g) Asphalt

640 acres

2,560 acres

Only available in Oklahoma.
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