43 CFR § 3505.12 - How do I obtain a prospecting permit?

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title: "43 CFR § 3505.12 - How do I obtain a prospecting permit?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3505.12"
section_name: "How do I obtain a prospecting permit?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3500"
part_name: "LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, and 209; 43 U.S.C. 1701  and sec. 402, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 (5 U.S.C. appendix)."
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# 3505.12 How do I obtain a prospecting permit?

Deliver 3 copies of the BLM application form to the BLM office with jurisdiction over the lands you are interested in. Include the first year's rental with your application. You will also be charged a processing fee, which BLM will determine on a case-by-case basis as described in § 3000.11 of this chapter. For more information on fees and rentals, see subpart 3504 of this part.

[70 FR 58877, Oct. 7, 2005]