---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3505.61"
title: "43"
number: "3505.61"
heading: "May BLM extend the term of my prospecting permit?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3505.61"
---

# §3505.61. May BLM extend the term of my prospecting permit?


We may extend prospecting permits for phosphate and hardrock minerals for up to an additional 4 years, and for potassium and gilsonite for up to an additional 2 years. We cannot extend sodium and sulphur prospecting permits.


## Notes

### 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.