Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§287 Extension of Prospecting Permits
Title 30 › CHAPTER 3A — LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS › SUBCHAPTER IX — POTASH › § 287
Summary
The Secretary may extend prospecting permits up to two years if there is a good reason.
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Title 30, §287
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any prospecting permit issued under this subchapter may be extended by the Secretary of the Interior for a period not exceeding two years, upon a showing of satisfactory cause.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.
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30 U.S.C. § 287
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102