43 CFR § 3598.1 - Inspection of underground and surface conditions; surveying, estimating and study.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3598.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 3598.1 - Inspection of underground and surface conditions; surveying, estimating and study."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3598.1"
section_name: "Inspection of underground and surface conditions; surveying, estimating and study."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3590"
part_name: "SOLID MINERALS (OTHER THAN COAL) EXPLORATION AND MINING OPERATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. Appendix; 16 U.S.C. 90c-1, 460n-5, 460q-5, 460dd-2  460mm-4, 508(b); 25 U.S.C. 396d, 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 192c, 293, 359; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 4321  43 U.S.C. 1201, 1732(b), 1733, 1740; 35 Stat. 315; 47 Stat. 1487."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 39461, Oct. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3590"
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# 3598.1 Inspection of underground and surface conditions; surveying, estimating and study.

Operators/lessees shall provide means at all reasonable hours, either day or night, for the authorized officer to inspect or investigate the underground and surface conditions; to conduct surveys; to estimate the amount of ore or other methods of prospecting, exploration, testing, development, processing and handling; to determine the volumes, types, and composition of wastes generated; to determine the adequacy of measures for minimizing the amount of such wastes and the measures for treatment and disposal of such wastes; to determine reclamation procedures and progress; production records; environmental concerns; and to determine whether the operator/lessee is in compliance with established requirements.