43 CFR § 3832.45 - How do I obtain any minerals that I discover within my tunnel site?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3832.45"
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title: "43 CFR § 3832.45 - How do I obtain any minerals that I discover within my tunnel site?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3832.45"
section_name: "How do I obtain any minerals that I discover within my tunnel site?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3832"
part_name: "LOCATING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 22  43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1740, 1744."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 61069, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3832"
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# 3832.45 How do I obtain any minerals that I discover within my tunnel site?

(a) Even if you have located the tunnel site, you must separately locate a lode claim to acquire the possessory right to a blind vein, lode, or ledge you have discovered within the boundaries of the tunnel site sidelines.

(b) The date of location of your lode claim is retroactive to the date of location of your tunnel site.