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Act No. 39 of 1968, Act No. 12 of 1970, Act No. 3 of 1980, Act No. 18 of 1986, Act No. 13 of 1988, Act No. 6 of 1989, Act No. 6 of 2006, Act No. 17 of 2006.] PART I – PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mining Act. 2. Interpretation (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

(2) no mining may be carried on in the State unless plans for the mining include reasonable provisions for protection of the surrounding environment and for reclamation of the area of land affected by mining. HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 454, Section 2. SECTION 48-20-30. .

Mining Act of 1866 An Act granting the Right of Way to Ditch and Canal Owners over the Public Lands, and for other Purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the mineral lands of the public domain, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby

General Mining Act of 1872; Full title: An Act to promote the Development of the Mining Resources of the United States. Enacted by the: 42nd United States Congress: Citations; Stat. Sess. 2, ch. 152, 17 Stat. 91–96: Legislative history; Introduced in the House as H. R. No. 1016 by A. Sargent (R-CA) on January 15, 1872 [1]

The General Mining Act of 1872, which declared all valuable mineral deposits on public lands to be free and open to exploration and purchase, has had a controversial impact on the western environment as, under the protection of federal law, various twentieth-century entrepreneurs have manipulated it in order to dump waste, cut timber, create ...

The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal public lands.This law, approved on May 10, 1872, codified the informal system of acquiring and protecting mining claims on public land, formed by prospectors in California and Nevada from the late 1840s through ...

The General Mining Law of 1872 regulates the mining of certain mineral resources on federal public domain lands. The law permits individuals and corporations to prospect on public domain lands and to stake claims on mineral discoveries they make. The 42nd United States Congress passed the legislation in April 1872 and President Ulysses S. Grant (R) signed it into law the next month.

Sep 01, 2017· Mining claims can be located on land as to which the surface was patented into private ownership under the Stockraising Homestead Act of 1916, 43 U.S.C. §299, but the mining claimant cannot injure, damage or destroy the surface owner's permanent improvements and must pay for damage to crops caused by prospecting.

1872: General Mining Act gives rise to the taking of tribal lands President Ulysses S. Grant signs the General Mining Act into law, allowing individuals and corporations to stake claims to land. There is no requirement that Native peoples be informed of claims to their lands.

Apr 17, 2008· General Mining Law of 1872 amendments progress in Congress. Posted on April 17, 2008 December 17, 2013. H.R. 2262, the Hard Rock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, passed the House on November 1, 2007. It was sent to the Senate where it was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. This bill was introduced on May 10, 2007 by ...

Law of the apex is a provision or a term related to mining law. It refers to the principle that title to a given tract of mineral land, with defined mining rights, goes to the individual who locates the surface covering the outcrop or apex. The General Mining Act of 1872 granted extralateral rights to .

Mar 23, 2001· (d) Mining claim means any unpatented mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site located under the mining laws and those patented mining claims and millsites located in the California Desert Conservation Area which have been patented subsequent to the enactment of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October 21, 1976.

About Mining and MineralsThe Mining Law, as amended, opened the public lands of the United States to mineral acquisition by the location and maintenance of mining claims. Mineral deposits subject to acquisition in this manner are generally referred to as "locatable minerals." Locatable minerals include both metallic minerals (gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc, nickel, etc.)

The General Mining Act of 1872 has left a legacy of riches and ruin. 1 / 8. Back to Gallery Gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals for free. Land for $5 an acre or less.

May 14, 2008· The General Mining Act of 1872 When gold was discovered in California in 1848, it caused a mass-migration of prospective miners to the west. Unfortunately at that time, the US government had very few mining laws, practically none of which were effective, and without a significant presence in the newly-acquired state of California, there was no ...

The General mining Act of 1872 is a federal statute. The Act is one among the major statutes on federal land management policy. The Act generally deals with hard rock mining. The Act authorizes and governs, prospecting and mining for economic minerals, .

Mining tunnels; right to possession of veins on line with; abandonment of right § 28. Mining district regulations by miners: location, recordation, and amount of work; marking of location on ground; records; annual labor or improvements on claims pending issue of patent; co-owner's succession in interest upon delinquency in contributing ...

May 12, 2018· The bill would replace the 1872 General Mining Law, which still governs mining for gold, copper, uranium and other hardrock minerals on publicly owned lands managed by the federal government . Today's introduction coincides with the 146th birthday of the 1872 law, and an aggressive mining industry push to further erode already flimsy ...

Jan 21, 2016· The General Mining Act of 1872 helped open the West by allowing individuals to obtain exclusive rights to mine billions of dollars worth of hardrock minerals, including gold, silver, copper, uranium, and other valuable mineral deposits on land belonging to the United States without having to pay a federal royalty.

The United States Code is meant to be an organized, logical compilation of the laws passed by Congress. At its top level, it divides the world of legislation into fifty topically-organized Titles, and each Title is further subdivided into any number of logical subtopics.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The General Mining Act of 1872 has left a legacy of riches and ruin, June 10, 2001. An excellent, comprehensive discussion of the 1872 Mining Law and its impacts. Categories: Mining Policy; Tell your Member of Congress to support 1872 Mining Law Reform!

The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal public lands.This law, approved on May 10, 1872, codified the informal system of acquiring and protecting mining claims on public land, formed by prospectors in California and Nevada from the late 1840s through ...

Mar 30, 2018· The Mining Act Of 1872 Digs Up A Lot Of Issues President Trump has opened land to mining in California and Utah. But what does that mean? Planet Money explores the rules for mining .

Loren Mall, The General Mining Act of 1872, in FEDERAL LANDS, LAWS AND POLICIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: A SHORT COURSE (Natural Res. Law Ctr., Univ. of Colo. Sch. of Law 1980). Reproduced with permission of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the
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