43 C.F.R. § 3809.599 What if the amount forfeited exceeds the cost of reclamation?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
If the amount of financial guarantee forfeited is more than the amount necessary to complete reclamation, BLM will return the unused funds within a reasonable amount of time to the party from whom they were collected.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3800—MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS
Subpart 3809—Surface Management
Forfeiture of Financial Guarantee
§ 3809.599 What if the amount forfeited exceeds the cost of reclamation?