30 U.S.C. § 281 : US Code - Section 281: Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium; authorization; acreage; lands affected

Search 30 U.S.C. § 281 : US Code - Section 281: Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium; authorization; acreage; lands affected

The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, under such
rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any
qualified applicant a prospecting permit which shall give the
exclusive right to prospect for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates,
borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium in lands belonging to
the United States for a period of not exceeding two years:
Provided, That the area to be included in such a permit shall not
exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres of land in
reasonably compact form: Provided further, That the prospecting
provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to lands and deposits
in or adjacent to Searles Lake, California, which lands may be
leased by the Secretary of the Interior under the terms and
provisions of this subchapter.