CFR›Title 25›Chapter I›25 CFR Part 216 Citation25 CFR Part 216ContainsSubpart Subpart ACorpusDaily eCFRDisplayed edition2026-09-24Last updated2026-09-24 PART 216—SURFACE EXPLORATION, MINING, AND RECLAMATION OF LANDS Subparts Subpart A Subpart A—General Provisions Sections 216.1–216.12 Authority34 Stat. 539, 35 Stat. 312; 25 U.S.C. 355 NT; 35 Stat 781; 25 U.S.C. 396; sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1250; 25 U.S.C. 473a; 49 Stat. 1967, 25 U.S.C. 501, 502; 52 Stat. 347, 25 U.S.C. 396a-f; 5 U.S.C. 301. Previous 215 Part 215—Lead and Zinc Mining Operations and Leases, Quapaw Agency Next 217 Part 217—Management of Tribal Assets of Ute Indian Tribe, Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah, by the Tribe and the Ute Distribution Corp.