CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (parts 1000 to 9260) > SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) (parts 3000 to 3871) > PART 3601—MINERAL MATERIALS DISPOSAL > SUBPART 3601—Mineral Materials Disposal; General Provisions (§3601.1 to §3601.80) > 3601.6—Policy.

3601.6—Policy.

It is BLM's policy:
(a) To make mineral materials available unless it is detrimental to the public interest to do so;
(b) To sell mineral material resources at not less than fair market value;
(c) To permit Federal, State, Territorial, and local government entities and non-profit organizations free use of these materials for qualified purposes;
(d) To protect public land resources and the environment and minimize damage to public health and safety during the exploration for and the removal of such minerals;
(e) To prevent unauthorized removal of mineral materials; and
(f) To require purchasers and permittees to account for all removals of mineral materials.