25 CFR § 215.4 - Leases to be sold at public auction.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s215.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 215.4 - Leases to be sold at public auction."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "215.4"
section_name: "Leases to be sold at public auction."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "215"
part_name: "LEAD AND ZINC MINING OPERATIONS AND LEASES, QUAPAW AGENCY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 26, 41 Stat. 1248; 50 Stat. 68."
regulatory_source: "22 FR 10608, Dec. 24, 1957, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 47 FR 13327, Mar. 30, 1982."
cfr_part: "215"
---


# 215.4 Leases to be sold at public auction.

Except as otherwise provided in the regulations in this part, no lead and zinc mining lease under this part of restricted or trust allotted and inherited Indian lands within and under the Quapaw Indian Agency shall be made except to the highest responsible bidder at public auction.