{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-580.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 580.10","heading":"What must I do before I may conduct prospecting activities?","body":"You must have a BOEM-approved permit to conduct G\u0026G prospecting activities, including deep stratigraphic tests, for hard minerals. If you conduct both G\u0026G prospecting activities, you must have a separate permit for each.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 580—PROSPECTING FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart B—How To Apply for a Permit or File a Notice"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"4c5326e3aab23b9c887a98af02f5b9952e2e9d9d6464c406919078473a9efa19","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-580.4","next":"us/30-cfr-580.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}