{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3505.62","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3505.62","heading":"Under what conditions will BLM extend my prospecting permit?","body":"You must prove that:\n(a) You explored with reasonable diligence and were unable to determine the existence and workability of a valuable deposit covered by the permit. Reasonable diligence means that, in BLM's opinion, you drilled a sufficient number of holes or performed other comparable prospecting to explore the permit area within the time allowed; or\n(b) Your failure to perform diligent prospecting activities was due to conditions beyond your control.","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":"08cd9516c108eb872867d97b78af567da15fc94be9644e663fd60701c9bb0d08","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3505.61","next":"us/43-cfr-3505.64"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}