43 CFR § 3410.1-1 - Lands subject to exploration licenses.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3410.1-1"
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title: "43 CFR § 3410.1-1 - Lands subject to exploration licenses."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3410.1-1"
section_name: "Lands subject to exploration licenses."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3410"
part_name: "EXPLORATION LICENSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 181"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 42613, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3410"
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# 3410.1-1 Lands subject to exploration licenses.

(a) Exploration licenses may be issued for:

(1) Lands administered by the Secretary that are subject to leasing, § 3400.2;

(2) Lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service or other agency that are subject to leasing, § 3400.2;

(3) Lands which have been conveyed by the United States subject to a reservation to the United States of the mineral or coal deposits, to the extent that those deposits are subject to leasing under § 3400.2; and

(4) Acquired lands set apart for military or naval purposes.

(b) No exploration license shall be issued for lands included in an existing coal lease.