{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3508.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3508.11","heading":"What lands are available for competitive leasing?","body":"BLM may issue a competitive lease on unleased lands where we know that a valuable mineral deposit exists. In such areas, before issuing a lease we may issue you an exploration license, but not a prospecting permit. However, BLM may offer competitive leases for lands where no prospecting or exploratory work is needed to determine the existence or workability of a valuable mineral deposit. In addition, we may offer competitive leases for asphalt on any lands available for asphalt leasing, whether or not we know that a valuable mineral deposit exists.","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 3508—Competitive Lease Applications"],"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":"ea00e22604f68d01db5d8af9ead1a5f33a94177976425c1f079b3a92ea2295f8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3507.20","next":"us/43-cfr-3508.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}