43 CFR § 3601.12 - What areas does BLM exclude from disposal of mineral materials?

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title: "43 CFR § 3601.12 - What areas does BLM exclude from disposal of mineral materials?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3601.12"
section_name: "What areas does BLM exclude from disposal of mineral materials?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3600"
part_name: "MINERAL MATERIALS DISPOSAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 601  43 U.S.C. 1201, 1701  Sec. 2, Act of September 28, 1962 (Pub. L. 87-713, 76 Stat. 652)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 58901, Nov. 23, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3601.12 What areas does BLM exclude from disposal of mineral materials?

(a) BLM will not dispose of mineral materials from wilderness areas or other areas where it is expressly prohibited by law. This includes national parks and monuments.

(b) BLM will not dispose of mineral materials from Indian lands and lands set aside or held for the use or benefit of Indians.

(c) BLM will not dispose of mineral materials from areas identified in land use plans as not appropriate for mineral materials disposal.