Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/30/22?quicktabs_8=0
Timestamp: 2015-11-30 09:38:09
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 22', '§ 2319', '§ 2319', '§ 1', '§ 181', 'art 3710', 'art 3730', 'art 3800', 'art 380943', 'art 3810', 'art 3820', 'art 3830', 'art 3831', 'art 3832', 'art 3833', 'art 3835', 'art 3836', 'art 3838', 'art 3850']

30 U.S. Code § 22 - Lands open to purchase by citizens | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 30 › Chapter 2 › § 22 30 U.S. Code § 22 - Lands open to purchase by citizens
Except as otherwise provided, all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, shall be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States.
(R.S. § 2319.)
R.S. § 2319 derived from act May 10, 1872, ch. 152, § 1,17 Stat. 91.
Words “Except as otherwise provided,” were editorially supplied on authority of act Feb. 25, 1920, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, popularly known as the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, which is classified to chapter 3A (§ 181 et seq.) of this title.
Sections 22 to 24, 26 to 28, 29, 30, 33 to 35, 37, 39 to 43, and 47 of this title are based on sections of the Revised Statutes which are derived from act May 10, 1872, ch. 152, 17 Stat. 91, popularly known as the “General Mining Act of 1872” and as the “Mining Law of 1872”.
43 CFR - Public Lands: Interior43 CFR Part 3710 - PUBLIC LAW 167; ACT OF JULY 23, 195543 CFR Part 3730 - PUBLIC LAW 359; MINING IN POWERSITE WITHDRAWALS: GENERAL43 CFR Part 3800 - MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS43 CFR Part 380943 CFR Part 3810 - LANDS AND MINERALS SUBJECT TO LOCATION43 CFR Part 3820 - AREAS SUBJECT TO SPECIAL MINING LAWS43 CFR Part 3830 - LOCATING, RECORDING, AND MAINTAINING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES; GENERAL PROVISIONS43 CFR Part 3831 - MINERAL LANDS AVAILABLE FOR LOCATING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES [Reserved]43 CFR Part 3832 - LOCATING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES43 CFR Part 3833 - RECORDING MINING CLAIMS AND SITES43 CFR Part 3835 - WAIVERS FROM ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEES43 CFR Part 3836 - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR MINING CLAIMS43 CFR Part 3838 - SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR LOCATING AND RECORDING MINING CLAIMS AND TUNNEL SITES ON STOCKRAISING HOMESTEAD ACT (SRHA) LANDS43 CFR Part 3850