§3505.10. What is a prospecting permit?
43 C.F.R. § 3505.10
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:
Phosphate;
Sodium;
Potassium;
Sulphur;
Gilsonite; or
A hardrock mineral.
Prospecting permits are not available for asphalt.
You may remove only material needed to demonstrate the existence of a valuable mineral deposit.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, and 209; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and sec. 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. appendix).
Source
Source: 64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted.