---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3601.12"
title: "43"
number: "3601.12"
heading: "What areas does BLM exclude from disposal of mineral materials?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3601.12"
---

# §3601.12. What areas does BLM exclude from disposal of mineral materials?

- (a) BLM will not dispose of mineral materials from wilderness areas or other areas where it is expressly prohibited by law. This includes national parks and monuments.
- (b) BLM will not dispose of mineral materials from Indian lands and lands set aside or held for the use or benefit of Indians.
- (c) BLM will not dispose of mineral materials from areas identified in land use plans as not appropriate for mineral materials disposal.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1701 et seq.; Sec. 2, Act of September 28, 1962 (Pub. L. 87-713, 76 Stat. 652).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 58901, Nov. 23, 2001, unless otherwise noted.