43 CFR 23.4
§ 23.4 Application for permission to conduct exploration operations.
United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective
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- 43 CFR 23.4, § 23.4 Application for permission to conduct exploration operations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/209587
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No person shall, in any manner or by any means which will cause the surface of lands to be disturbed, explore, test, or prospect for minerals (other than oil and gas) subject to disposition under the mineral leasing acts without first filing an application for, and obtaining, a permit, lease or contract which authorizes such exploring, testing, or prospecting.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.