[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 3809_Surface Management

 

Sec.  3809.1  What are the purposes of this subpart?



    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1280; 30 U.S.C. 22; 30 U.S.C. 612; 43 U.S.C. 

1201; and 43 U.S.C. 1732, 1733, 1740, 1781, and 1782.



    Source: 65 FR 70112, Nov. 21, 2000, unless otherwise noted.



                           General Information





    The purposes of this subpart are to:

    (a) Prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of public lands by 

operations authorized by the mining laws. Anyone intending to develop 

mineral resources on the public lands must prevent unnecessary or undue 

degradation of the land and reclaim disturbed areas. This subpart 

establishes procedures and standards to ensure that operators and mining 

claimants meet this responsibility; and

    (b) Provide for maximum possible coordination with appropriate State 

agencies to avoid duplication and to ensure that operators prevent 

unnecessary or undue degradation of public lands.