Requerimientos y Restricciones para la Colección de Minerales, Rocas y Fosiles en Puerto Rico
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) FOREST SERVICE (USFS)
San Juan Resource Area San Juan National Forest
ROCKHOUNDING, METAL DETECTING, AND PLACER OPERATIONS
Below are the requirements and restrictions for collection of hobby and
decorative rock, mineral and fossil collecting, and recreational placering.
Persons conducting recreational mineral activities must respect the rights of
mining claimants. Contact the BLM concerning the presence or absence of mining
claims in your area of interest. Placer operators are responsible for obtaining
any necessary permits from the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) and/or the
Colorado Department of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety.
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NON-MOTORIZED MINERAL ACTIVITY |
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Activity |
Description
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Action
You Need to Take |
Activity
is Allowed on: |
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Mineral Materials |
Any
amount See Policy for Common Variety Mineral Materials |
A
Contract or Permit is required. Contact the local office for permit. |
All San Juan Public Lands except Wilderness Areas and withdrawn lands. |
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Rockhounding |
Collecting rocks, minerals, or invertebrate
(non-bone) fossils for your personal hobby. Up to 60
pounds per person per year:
More than
60 pounds per person per year: |
No permit
is needed.
A
Contract or Permit is required, except that a contract or permit
is not required to collect up to 250 pounds of petrified wood per person per
year from BLM lands. Contact the local office for permit. |
All San Juan Public Lands except Wilderness Areas and withdrawn lands. |
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Metal Detecting |
Using hand-held metal-detectors. To search for minerals or mineral
material:
To search
for coins, historic items, treasure: |
No permit
is needed.
A Special
Use Permit is required. Contact the local office for permit. Treasure permits
depend on the specific situation and are rarely issued. |
All San Juan Public Lands except Wilderness Areas and withdrawn lands. |
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Panning |
Using hand-held non-motorized implements to separate
minerals from native material. |
No permit
is needed. Contact
the BLM State Office concerning the presence of mining claims. |
All San Juan Public Lands except Wilderness Areas and withdrawn lands. |
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MECHANIZED/MOTORIZED
PLACER OPERATIONS |
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Motorized placer operations |
Using motorized equipment
(dredging, highbanking, trammel, etc.),
For
dredges with 3” intake or less:
For
greater than 3” dredge intake: |
Placer Notification is recommended but not required.
Placer Notification or Notice
of Intent to Operate is required. Contact the local office 15 days in advance to check for mining
claims or special situations in the area. |
All San Juan Public Lands except Wilderness Areas and withdrawn lands. |
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Sluicing operations |
Using a sluice box or riffle device of any length or width.
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Placer Notification is recommended but not required. Contact the local office 15 days in advance concerning the
presence of mining claims or special situations in the area. |
All San Juan Public Lands except Wilderness Areas and withdrawn lands. |
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