Apply In Person

1. To Get Mineral Material Free Use Permit or License, the applicant has to approach The United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management district offices link

   Note: The Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Office in Washington, D.C., the BLM operates 12 state offices that have jurisdiction across the nation. The applicant can choose their nearby district offices to submit the application form.

2. An application form will be provided to the applicant or the applicant can download the form from the given following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form.
4. The applicant has to make sure to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit the completed form and the necessary documents to nearby Bureau of land management district offices.
7. Fee for this procedure is mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
8. The BLM (Bureau of land management) will examine the application for completeness and accuracy.
9. Once all the verification process is done by the authority, the applicant receives a notification through a mail.
10. The applicant has to get the permit by visiting the office.
11. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15-30 days.

• Proof of Identity (Driver’s licence, Passport etc)
• 4 copies of Application form link

United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202-208-3801
Fax: 970-256-4997
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Contact link
Bureau of Land Management district offices link

• Any person who intends to get Mineral Material free use Permit or License is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

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• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• Any use of the surface of the lands involved in this permit must not interfere with any mining.
• The permittee must clean up all work areas and must remove or dispose of all refuse resulting from the permittee’s operations, and equipment, personal property, and improvements must be removed within ninety (90) days after the permit expiration.

• Name of the applicant
• Address of applicant
• Email
• Contact number
• Office and Serial number
• State
• Approx. starting date
• Meridian
• Township
• Range
• Section
• Subdivision
• Acre

• Mineral Material free Use permits allow the person to use the surface of lands not included within their permit or lease to help them develop the mineral deposits. The applicant may only get a use permit during the life of their permit or lease, and only for unentered, unappropriated, BLM-administered land. Use permits are not prospecting permits.

• For more information link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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