---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3830.3"
title: "43"
number: "3830.3"
heading: "Who may locate mining claims?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3830.3"
---

# §3830.3. Who may locate mining claims?


Persons qualified to locate mining claims or sites under this part include:

- (a) United States citizens who have reached the age of discretion under the law of their State of residence;
- (b) Legal immigrants who have filed an application for citizenship with the proper Federal agency;
- (c) Business entities organized under the laws of any state, including but not limited to corporations and partnerships; or
- (d) Duly constituted and appointed agents acting on behalf of locators qualified under paragraph [(a)](#a), [(b)](#b), or [(c)](#c) of this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 18 U.S.C. 1001, 3571; 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq., 611; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1212, 1457, 1474, 1701 et seq.; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.; 115 Stat. 414; 125 Stat. 786.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 61064, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.