43 CFR § 3823.0-3 - Purpose.

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title: "43 CFR § 3823.0-3 - Purpose."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3823.0-3"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3820"
part_name: "AREAS SUBJECT TO SPECIAL MINING LAWS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 22  43 U.S.C. 1201; 43 U.S.C. 1740; 62 Stat. 162."
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# 3823.0-3 Purpose.

This subpart sets forth procedures to be followed by persons wishing to prospect on lands within National Forest Wilderness, and special provisions pertaining to mineral locations and mineral patents within National Forest Wilderness.