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 3503 - AREAS AVAILABLE FOR LEASING

3503.37 - Is there a limit to the acreage of lands I can hold under permits and leases?

Yes. The limits are summarized in the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maximum acreage of Maximum acreage in Commodity Maximum acreage for a permits and leases in any permits and leases permit or lease one State nationwide ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Phosphate....................... 2,560 acres............ None..................... 20,480 acres.

  (b) Sodium.......................... 2,560 acres............ 5,120 acres (may be None.

increased to 30,720 acres to facilitate an economic mine).

  (c) Potassium....................... 2,560 acres............ 96,000 acres (larger if None.

necessary for extraction of potassium from concentrated brines in connection with an existing mining operation).

  (d) Sulphur......................... 640 acres.............. 1,920 acres in 3 leases None.

or permits.

  (e) Gilsonite....................... 5,120 acres............ 7,680 acres.............. None.

  (f) Hardrock Minerals............... 2,560 acres............ 20,480 acres in permits None.

and leases, 10,240 acres in leases, but can be increased to 20,480 if needed for orderly mine development.

  (g) Asphalt......................... 640 acres.............. 2,560 acres.............. Only available in Oklahoma.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [64 FR 53536, Oct. 1, 1999, as amended at 65 FR 50449, Aug. 18, 2000]