§ 183. — Cancellation of prospecting permits.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC183]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 3A--LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 183. Cancellation of prospecting permits
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.
(Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, Sec. 26, 41 Stat. 448.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 275, 285 of this title;
title 10 sections 7421, 7435.
