43 CFR 3585.5-1

§ 3585.5-1 Exploration license.

United States · 43 CFR — Public Lands: Interior · Status: effective

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Citation: 43 CFR 3585.5-1, § 3585.5-1 Exploration license, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/213415
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Private parties, jointly or severally, may apply for exploration licenses to explore known hardrock mineral deposits which are not under lease or within an area subject to application and lease under § 3585.3 of this title to obtain geologic, environmental and other pertinent data concerning such deposits. Exploration licenses do not grant the licensee any preference right to a lease.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.