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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
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Chapter II - Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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SubChapter C - Minerals Management (3000) |
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Part 3500 - Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale |
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Subpart 3501 - Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale - General |
§ 3501.16 - Does my permit or lease grant me an exclusive right to develop the lands covered by the permit or lease?
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§ 3501.16 Does my permit or lease grant me an exclusive right to develop the lands covered by the permit or lease?
No. Your permit or lease gives you an exclusive right to the mineral, but not to the lands. BLM may allow other uses or disposal of the lands, including leasing of other minerals, if those uses or disposals will not unreasonably interfere with your operation. If BLM issues other permits or leases covering the lands contained within your permit or lease, they will contain suitable stipulations for simultaneous operation based on consideration of safety, environmental protection, conservation, ultimate recovery of the resource, and other factors. You must also make all reasonable efforts to avoid interference with other authorized uses. In cases where the date of the lease is used to determine priority for development and a lease is renewed, BLM will use the effective date of the original lease to determine priority for development.