---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Resources"
key: "chVII/subchF"
level: "subchap"
label: "Subchapter F"
heading: "Areas Unsuitable for Mining"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/chVII-subchF"
sections_count: 41
---

# Subchapter F — Areas Unsuitable for Mining

Title 30 C.F.R. — Mineral Resources › Chapter VII — Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior

## Contents

- [Part 761 — Areas Designated by Act of Congress](/cfr/30/chVII-subchF-part761.md)
- [Part 762 — Criteria for Designating Areas as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations](/cfr/30/chVII-subchF-part762.md)
- [Part 764 — State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations](/cfr/30/chVII-subchF-part764.md)
- [Part 769 — Petition Process for Designation of Federal Lands as Unsuitable for All or Certain Types of Surface Coal Mining Operations and for Termination of Previous Designations](/cfr/30/chVII-subchF-part769.md)