---
kind: "unit"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands: Interior"
key: "subtB/chII/subchC/part3480"
level: "part"
label: "Part 3480"
heading: "Coal Exploration and Mining Operations Rules"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480"
sections_count: 31
---

# Part 3480 — Coal Exploration and Mining Operations Rules

Title 43 C.F.R. — Public Lands: Interior › Subtitle B — Regulations Relating to Public Lands › Chapter II — Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior › Subchapter C — Minerals Management (3000)

## Contents

- [Subpart 3480 — Coal Exploration and Mining Operations Rules: General](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3480.md)
- [Subpart 3481 — General Provisions](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3481.md)
- [Subpart 3482 — Exploration and Resource Recovery and Protection Plans](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3482.md)
- [Subpart 3483 — Diligence Requirements](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3483.md)
- [Subpart 3484 — Performance Standards](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3484.md)
- [Subpart 3485 — Reports, Royalties and Records](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3485.md)
- [Subpart 3486 — Inspection, Enforcement, and Appeals](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3486.md)
- [Subpart 3487 — Logical Mining Unit](/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3480-subpart3487.md)