Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73
§183 Cancellation of prospecting permits
Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 3A— - LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 183
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior must keep the right to cancel a prospecting permit and may cancel it if the permit holder does not make the required effort to carry out the prospecting work as the permit says. Every permit must include a statement that the Secretary can cancel it.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §183
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The Secretary of the Interior shall reserve and may exercise the authority to cancel any prospecting permit upon failure by the permittee to exercise due diligence in the prosecution of the prospecting work in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the permit, and shall insert in every such permit issued under the provisions of this chapter appropriate provisions for its cancellation by him.
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30 U.S.C. § 183
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73