---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3802.0-2"
title: "43"
number: "3802.0-2"
heading: "Objectives."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3802.0-2"
---

# §3802.0-2. Objectives.


The objectives of this subpart are to:

- (a) Allow mining claim location, prospecting, and mining operations in lands under wilderness review pursuant to the U.S Mining Laws, but only in a manner that will not impair the suitability of an area for inclusion in the wilderness system unless otherwise permitted by law; and
- (b) Assure management programs that reflect consistency between the U.S. Mining Laws, and other appropriate statutes.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 22-42, 181 et seq., 301-306, 351-359, and 601 et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6508; 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; and Pub. L. No. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 13974, Mar. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted.