[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR3500]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 3500_LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE

--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart 3503_Areas Available for Leasing

 

Sec.  3503.37  Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases?



    Yes. The limits are summarized in the following table:



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                                                                   Maximum acreage of       Maximum acreage in

              Commodity                Maximum acreage for a   permits and leases in any    permits and leases

                                          permit or lease              one State                nationwide

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(a) Phosphate.......................  2,560 acres............  None.....................  20,480 acres.

(b) Sodium..........................  2,560 acres............  5,120 acres (may be        None.

                                                                increased to 30,720

                                                                acres to facilitate an

                                                                economic mine).

(c) Potassium.......................  2,560 acres............  96,000 acres (larger if    None.

                                                                necessary for extraction

                                                                of potassium from

                                                                concentrated brines in

                                                                connection with an

                                                                existing mining

                                                                operation).

(d) Sulphur.........................  640 acres..............  1,920 acres in 3 leases    None.

                                                                or permits.

(e) Gilsonite.......................  5,120 acres............  7,680 acres..............  None.

(f) Hardrock Minerals...............  2,560 acres............  20,480 acres in permits    None.

                                                                and leases, 10,240 acres

                                                                in leases, but can be

                                                                increased to 20,480 if

                                                                needed for orderly mine

                                                                development.

(g) Asphalt.........................  640 acres..............  2,560 acres..............  Only available in

                                                                                           Oklahoma.

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[64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 50449, Aug. 18, 2000]