{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3505.10","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3505.10","heading":"What is a prospecting permit?","body":"(a) A prospecting permit gives you the exclusive right to prospect on and explore lands available for leasing under this part to determine if a valuable deposit exists of:\n(1) Phosphate;\n(2) Sodium;\n(3) Potassium;\n(4) Sulphur;\n(5) Gilsonite; or\n(6) A hardrock mineral.\n(b) Prospecting permits are not available for asphalt.\n(c) You may remove only material needed to demonstrate the existence of a valuable mineral deposit.","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 3500—LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE","Subpart 3505—Prospecting Permits"],"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":"4598b7b7c1bcd12ad48cc572b006a312c140a6ea9f0e87e8a562dd8c456aad8e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3504.71","next":"us/43-cfr-3505.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}