Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 02, 2024

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: May 13, 2024
§ 3410.1-1 - Lands subject to exploration licenses.

(a) Exploration licenses may be issued for:

(1) Lands administered by the Secretary that are subject to leasing, § 3400.2;

(2) Lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service or other agency that are subject to leasing, § 3400.2;

(3) Lands which have been conveyed by the United States subject to a reservation to the United States of the mineral or coal deposits, to the extent that those deposits are subject to leasing under § 3400.2; and

(4) Acquired lands set apart for military or naval purposes.

(b) No exploration license shall be issued for lands included in an existing coal lease.

authority: 30 U.S.C. 181
source: 44 FR 42613, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3410.1-1