[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: 43CFR3800]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

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

 

PART 3800_MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS--Table of Contents

 

     Subpart 3802_Exploration and Mining, Wilderness Review Program

 

Sec.  3802.4-2  Access.



    (a) An operator is entitled to non-exclusive access to his mining 

operations consistent with provisions of the United States mining laws 

and Departmental regulations.

    (b) In approving access as part of a plan of operations, the 

authorized officer shall specify the location of the access route, the 

design, construction, operation and maintenance standards, means of 

transportation, and other conditions necessary to prevent impairment of 

wilderness suitability, protect the environment, the public health or 

safety, Federal property and economic interests, and the interests of 

other lawful users of adjacent lands or lands traversed by the access 

route. The authorized officer may also require the operator to utilize 

existing access routes in order to minimize the number of separate 

rights-of-way, and, if practicable, to construct access routes within a 

designated transportation and utility corridor. When commercial hauling 

is involved and the use of an existing access route is required, the 

authorized officer may require the operator to make appropriate 

arrangements for use and maintenance.