---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 580.10"
title: "30"
number: "580.10"
heading: "What must I do before I may conduct prospecting activities?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/580.10"
---

# §580.10. What must I do before I may conduct prospecting activities?


You must have a BOEM-approved permit to conduct G&G prospecting activities, including deep stratigraphic tests, for hard minerals. If you conduct both G&G prospecting activities, you must have a separate permit for each.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1337.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.