Summary of Mining and Petroleum Laws of the World, Part 1U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1970 |
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Page 29 - S. 424, of course, deals only with those lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior.
Page 29 - US mining act was the act of 1866, which announced three important principles: (1) That all mineral lands of the public domain should be free and open to exploration and occupation, (2) that rights that had been acquired in the public domain under local rules should be recognized and confirmed, and (3) that title to mineral deposits might be obtained when certain statutory procedures had been complied with.
Page 31 - ... Numbered 164, which lies northerly of the Chama River (North Lobato tract) and in part of the Anton Chica Grant Numbered 29 (El Pueblo tract) as more particularly described in section 1 of the act of June 28, 1952.
Page 30 - Womble, 19 1.D. 455, 457 ( 1894 ) , to be that : "* * * where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character that a person of ordinary prudence would be justified in further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, the requirements of the statute have been met.
Page 32 - ... (iv), and (v) , of this chapter or if: (1) The land description does not comply with the requirements of § 200.5 (a) or the lands are not entirely within an area of six miles square or an area not exceeding six surveyed sections in length or width. (2) The total acreage exceeds 2,560 acres, except where the rule of approximation applies. (3) Less than seven copies of the offer are filed and the copies lacking are not received in the land office before the expiration of 30 days from the date...
Page 28 - Privately owned lands are subject to the law of the State in which they are found, including the law governing property titles, sales and conveyances, leases, licenses, and contracts.
Page 29 - These criteria shall apply to the extent that they do not conflict with the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or administrative regulations promulgated under that act.
Page 33 - State in which there is no district land office, in the General Land Office, by citizens of the United States, associations of such citizens, or corporations organized under the laws of any State or Territory thereof, the qualifications of the applicant in this respect to be fully covered by the application.
Page 33 - Alaska and as prescribed in the lease. (b) On leases wholly or partly within the known geologic structure of a producing oil and gas field...
Page 63 - ... days will be allowed for compliance with requirements that may have been omitted. If an application is in order it is published in the Diario Oficial, by the applicant, and in a newspaper of Guatemala City, three times in the course of 30 days. During this 30-day period, oppositions to the granting of the right may be presented, and a similar 30-day period is allowed for hearings.