# 43 C.F.R. § 3715.2 (2026): What activities do I have to be engaged in to allow me to occupy the public lands?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 C.F.R. § 3715.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** What activities do I have to be engaged in to allow me to occupy the public lands?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior / Chapter II: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 3710: PUBLIC LAW 167 › ACT OF JULY 23, 1955 / Subpart 3715: Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws / § 3715.2: § 3715.2   What activities do I have to be engaged in to allow me to occupy the public lands?

## Text

In order to occupy the public lands under the mining laws for more than 14 calendar days in any 90-day period within a 25-mile radius of the initially occupied site, you must be engaged in certain activities. Those activities that are the reason for your occupancy must:
(a) Be reasonably incident;
(b) Constitute substantially regular work;
(c) Be reasonably calculated to lead to the extraction and beneficiation of minerals;
(d) Involve observable on-the-ground activity that BLM may verify under § 3715.7; and
(e) Use appropriate equipment that is presently operable, subject to the need for reasonable assembly, maintenance, repair or fabrication of replacement parts.

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