§3809.116. As a mining claimant or operator, what are my responsibilities under this subpart for my project area?
43 C.F.R. § 3809.116
Mining claimants and operators (if other than the mining claimant) are liable for obligations under this subpart that accrue while they hold their interests.
Relinquishment, forfeiture, or abandonment of a mining claim does not relieve a mining claimant's or operator's responsibility under this subpart for obligations that accrued or conditions that were created while the mining claimant or operator was responsible for operations conducted on that mining claim or in the project area.
Transfer of a mining claim or operation does not relieve a mining claimant's or operator's responsibility under this subpart for obligations that accrued or conditions that were created while the mining claimant or operator was responsible for operations conducted on that mining claim or in the project area until—
BLM receives documentation that a transferee accepts responsibility for the transferor's previously accrued obligations, and
BLM accepts an adequate replacement financial guarantee adequate to cover such previously accrued obligations and the transferee's new obligations.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 54860, Oct. 30, 2001]
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1280; 30 U.S.C. 22; 30 U.S.C. 612; 43 U.S.C. 1201; and 43 U.S.C. 1732, 1733, 1740, 1781, and 1782.
Source
Source: 65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.
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.
Amendments
[65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 54860, Oct. 30, 2001]