{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3832.33","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3832.33","heading":"How do I locate a mill site?","body":"(a) You may locate a mill site in the same manner as a lode or placer mining claim, except that—\n(1) It must be on land that is not mineral-in-character; and\n(2) You must use or occupy each two and a half acre portion of a mill site in order for that portion of the mill site to be valid.\n(b) If the United States does not own the surface estate of a particular parcel of land, you may not locate a mill site on that land under the General Mining Law or the Stockraising Homestead Act (see part 3838 of this chapter).","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 3832—LOCATING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES","Subpart C—Mill Sites"],"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":"8dc132095254ea3cdb9ac995309e5508a2c122aa97a62bc75943af776a6e2537","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3832.32","next":"us/43-cfr-3832.34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}