43 CFR § 3581.4-2 - Rate of royalty; investment determined.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3581.4-2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3581.4-2 - Rate of royalty; investment determined."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3581.4-2"
section_name: "Rate of royalty; investment determined."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3580"
part_name: "SPECIAL LEASING AREAS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 90c-1, 460n-5, 460q-5, 460dd-2, 460mm-4; 30 U.S.C. 189, 293, 359; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1732(b), 1733, 1740; 47 Stat. 1487."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 15256, Apr. 22, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3580"
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# 3581.4-2 Rate of royalty; investment determined.

If the authorized officer finds the application sufficient to authorize the issuance of a lease, he/she shall establish a rate of royalty of not less than 5 percent or more than 12
1/2 percent of the value of the output of gold, silver or quicksilver at the mine and also shall establish the amount of investment required under the lease.