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Code of Federal Regulations Title 43. Public Lands:  Interior § 43.3505.10 What is a prospecting permit?

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A prospecting permit gives you the exclusive right to prospect on and explore lands available for leasing under this part to determine if a valuable deposit exists of:

(1) Phosphate;

(2) Sodium;

(3) Potassium;

(4) Sulphur;

(5) Gilsonite;  or

(6) A hardrock mineral.

(b) Prospecting permits are not available for asphalt.

(c) You may remove only material needed to demonstrate the existence of a valuable mineral deposit.

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