§3505.62. Under what conditions will BLM extend my prospecting permit?
43 C.F.R. § 3505.62
You must prove that:
You explored with reasonable diligence and were unable to determine the existence and workability of a valuable deposit covered by the permit. Reasonable diligence means that, in BLM's opinion, you drilled a sufficient number of holes or performed other comparable prospecting to explore the permit area within the time allowed; or
Your failure to perform diligent prospecting activities was due to conditions beyond your control.
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.