43 CFR 3830.93 : Public Lands: Interior (§ 1.1 To Parts 10011-10099) — (Parts 1000-1599 To Parts 10011-10099) — Regulations Relating To Public Lands (Continued) (Parts 1000-1599 To Parts 10011-10099) — Bureau Of Land Management, Department Of The Interior (Parts 1000-1599 To Parts 9261-9999) — Minerals Management (3000) (§ 3000.0-5 To § 3936.40) — Locating, Recording, And Maintaining Mining Claims Or Sites; General Provisions (§ 3830.1 To § 3830.100) — Failure To Comply With These Regulations (§ 3830.90 To § 3830.97) — When are defects curable?

(a) If there is a defect in your compliance with a statutory requirement, the defect is incurable if the statute does not give the Secretary authority to permit exceptions (see §§ 3830.91 and 3833.91 of this chapter). If your payment, recording, or filing has incurable defects, the affected mining claims or sites are statutorily forfeited.

(b) If there is a defect in your compliance with a regulatory, but not statutory, requirement, the defect is curable. You may correct curable defects when BLM gives you notice. If you fail to cure the defect within the time BLM allows, you will forfeit your mining claims or sites.