43 CFR § 3830.3 - Who may locate mining claims?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3830.3"
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title: "43 CFR § 3830.3 - Who may locate mining claims?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3830.3"
section_name: "Who may locate mining claims?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3830"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF MINING CLAIMS AND SITES; GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "18 U.S.C. 1001, 3571; 30 U.S.C. 22  611; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1212, 1457, 1474, 1701  44 U.S.C. 3501  115 Stat. 414; 125 Stat. 786."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 61064, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3830"
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# 3830.3 Who may locate mining claims?

Persons qualified to locate mining claims or sites under this part include:

(a) United States citizens who have reached the age of discretion under the law of their State of residence;

(b) Legal immigrants who have filed an application for citizenship with the proper Federal agency;

(c) Business entities organized under the laws of any state, including but not limited to corporations and partnerships; or

(d) Duly constituted and appointed agents acting on behalf of locators qualified under paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this section.