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When Congress passed the General Mining Act of 1872, the wording was changed to "or other valuable deposits," giving greater scope to the law. The 1872 law was codified as 30 U.S.C. §§ 22-42 [ 14 ] The 1872 act also granted extralateral rights to lode claims, and fixed the maximum size of lode claims as 1500 feet (457m) long and 600 feet ...
April 20, 1871: Enforcement Act of 1871; March 1, 1872: Yellowstone National Park founded; May 10, 1872: General Mining Act of 1872; May 23, 1872: Amnesty Act of 1872; June 1, 1872: Practice Conformity Act (precursor to the Rules Enabling Act), ch. 255, 17 Stat. 196; February 12, 1873: Coinage Act of 1873; March 3, 1873: Timber Culture Act
Mining law is the branch of law relating to the legal requirements affecting minerals and mining. Mining law covers several basic topics, including the ownership of the mineral resource and who can work them. Mining is also affected by various regulations regarding the health and safety of miners, as well as the environmental impact of mining.
[3]: 28 Barlow set up a New York corporation known as the Golconda Mining Company with capital stock of $10,000,000, [3]: 28 while Butler was given one thousand shares for amending the General Mining Act of 1872 to include the terms “valuable mineral deposits” in order to allow legal mining claims in the diamond fields.
There is a rich history of prospects, mining activity and the promotion of mining claims by Young. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, lode mining claims were located by prospectors who, like Young, identified these claims under both the 1866 Mining Act, and The General Mining Act of 1872.
Kyle Kimmerle, whose family owns more than 100 uranium mining claims in Utah, said he won't be rushing out for new land. "The current price of uranium is not likely to warrant any new claiming ...
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