43 C.F.R. § 3715.2-1 What additional characteristic(s) must my occupancy have?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
In addition to the requirements specified in §3715.2, your occupancy must involve one or more of the following: (a) Protecting exposed, concentrated or otherwise accessible valuable minerals from theft or loss; (b) Protecting from theft or loss appropriate, operable equipment which is regularly used, is not readily portable, and cannot be protected by means other than occupancy; (c) Protecting the public from appropriate, operable equipment which is regularly used, is not readily portable, and if left unattended, creates a hazard to public safety; (d) Protecting the public from surface uses, workings, or improvements which, if left unattended, create a hazard to public safety; or (e) Being located in an area so isolated or lacking in physical access as to require the mining claimant, operator, or workers to remain on site in order to work a full shift of a usual and customary length. A full shift is ordinarily 8 hours and does not include travel time to the site from a community or area in which housing may be obtained.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3710—PUBLIC LAW 167; ACT OF JULY 23, 1955
Subpart 3715—Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws
§ 3715.2-1 What additional characteristic(s) must my occupancy have?
