---
kind: "unit"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands: Interior"
key: "subtB/chII/subchC/part3500/subpart3503"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart 3503"
heading: "Areas Available for Leasing"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/subtB-chII-subchC-part3500-subpart3503"
sections_count: 25
---

# Subpart 3503 — Areas Available for Leasing

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) › Part 3500 — Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale

## Sections

- [§3503.10. Are all Federal lands available for leasing under this part?](/cfr/43/3503.10.md)
- [§3503.11. Are there any other areas in which I cannot get a permit or lease for the minerals covered by this part?](/cfr/43/3503.11.md)
- [§3503.12. For what areas may I receive a sulphur permit or lease?](/cfr/43/3503.12.md)
- [§3503.13. For what areas may I receive a hardrock mineral permit or lease?](/cfr/43/3503.13.md)
- [§3503.14. For what areas may I get a permit or lease for asphalt?](/cfr/43/3503.14.md)
- [§3503.15. May I lease the gold or silver reserved to the United States on land I hold under a private land claim in New Mexico?](/cfr/43/3503.15.md)
- [§3503.16. May I obtain permits or leases for sand and gravel in Nevada under the terms of this part?](/cfr/43/3503.16.md)
- [§3503.20. What if another Federal agency manages the lands I am interested in?](/cfr/43/3503.20.md)
- [§3503.21. What happens if the surface of the land I am interested in belongs to a non-Federal political subdivision or charitable organization?](/cfr/43/3503.21.md)
- [§3503.25. When may BLM issue permits and leases for Federal minerals underlying private surface?](/cfr/43/3503.25.md)
- [§3503.28. Does BLM incorporate any special requirements to protect the lands and resources?](/cfr/43/3503.28.md)
- [§3503.30. How should I describe surveyed lands or lands shown on protraction or amended protraction diagrams in states which are part of the Public Land Survey System?](/cfr/43/3503.30.md)
- [§3503.31. How should I describe lands in states which are part of the Public Land Survey System but have not been surveyed and are not shown on a protraction or amended protraction diagram?](/cfr/43/3503.31.md)
- [§3503.32. How should I describe acquired lands?](/cfr/43/3503.32.md)
- [§3503.33. Will BLM issue me a lease for unsurveyed lands?](/cfr/43/3503.33.md)
- [§3503.36. Are there any size or shape limitations on the lands I can apply for?](/cfr/43/3503.36.md)
- [§3503.37. Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases?](/cfr/43/3503.37.md)
- [§3503.38. How does BLM compute my acreage holdings?](/cfr/43/3503.38.md)
- [§3503.40. Where do I file my permit or lease application and other necessary documents?](/cfr/43/3503.40.md)
- [§3503.41. Will BLM disclose information I submit under these regulations?](/cfr/43/3503.41.md)
- [§3503.42. When I submit confidential, proprietary information, how can I help ensure it is not available to the public?](/cfr/43/3503.42.md)
- [§3503.43. How long will information I give BLM remain confidential or proprietary?](/cfr/43/3503.43.md)
- [§3503.44. How will BLM treat Indian information submitted under the Indian Mineral Development Act?](/cfr/43/3503.44.md)
- [§3503.45. How will BLM administer information concerning other Indian minerals?](/cfr/43/3503.45.md)
- [§3503.46. When will BLM consult with Indian mineral owners when information concerning their minerals is the subject of a FOIA request?](/cfr/43/3503.46.md)