{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3836.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3836.12","heading":"What work qualifies as assessment work?","body":"Assessment work includes, but is not limited to—\n(a) Drilling, excavations, driving shafts and tunnels, sampling (geochemical or bulk), road construction on or for the benefit of the mining claim; and\n(b) Geological, geochemical, and geophysical surveys.","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 3836—ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR MINING CLAIMS","Subpart A—Performing Assessment Work"],"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":"5a766baf8940a8f11672c37b98dcc9dd458b9ccf2df9702d808d525eb33e61be","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3836.11","next":"us/43-cfr-3836.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}