---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3250.12"
title: "43"
number: "3250.12"
heading: "What general standards apply to exploration operations?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3250.12"
---

# §3250.12. What general standards apply to exploration operations?


BLM-approved exploration operations must:

- (a) Meet all operational and environmental standards;
- (b) Protect public health, safety, and property;
- (c) Prevent unnecessary impacts on surface and subsurface resources;
- (d) Be conducted in a manner consistent with the principles of multiple use; and
- (e) Comply with the requirements of [§ 3200.4](/cfr/43/3200.4.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1001-1028; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. 109-58.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 24400, May 2, 2007, unless otherwise noted.