Mining on Federal Lands
Description:
The General Mining Law of 1872 is one of the major statutes that direct the federal government's land management policy. The law grants free access to individuals and corporations to prospect for minerals in public domain lands, and allows them, upon making a discovery, to stake (or "locate") a claim on that deposit. A claim gives the holder the right to develop the minerals and may be "patented" to convey full title to the claimant. A continuing issue is whether this law should be reformed, an…
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Date:
May 3, 2001
Creator:
Humphries, Marc & Hardy-Vincent, Carol
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department