{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3410.1-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3410.1-1","heading":"-1 Lands subject to exploration licenses.","body":"(a) Exploration licenses may be issued for:\n(1) Lands administered by the Secretary that are subject to leasing, § 3400.2;\n(2) Lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service or other agency that are subject to leasing, § 3400.2;\n(3) Lands which have been conveyed by the United States subject to a reservation to the United States of the mineral or coal deposits, to the extent that those deposits are subject to leasing under § 3400.2; and\n(4) Acquired lands set apart for military or naval purposes.\n(b) No exploration license shall be issued for lands included in an existing coal lease.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)","PART 3410—EXPLORATION LICENSES","Subpart 3410—Exploration Licenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"ff08508efb25f942a13f56bb1d460c18f2011c6a9a479abf03a8cfac397667be","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3410.1","next":"us/43-cfr-3410.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}