Mining Law of 1872: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, on Mining Law of 1872, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, June 23, 1987, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 505 pages |
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... acre for placer claims and for $ 5 per acre for lode claims . It is interesting to note that within 7 years after President Grant signed the Mining Act into law on May 10 1872 , the first Public Land Commission recommended that changes ...
... acre for placer claims and for $ 5 per acre for lode claims . It is interesting to note that within 7 years after President Grant signed the Mining Act into law on May 10 1872 , the first Public Land Commission recommended that changes ...
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... acres of public lands have been withdrawn from operation of the Mining Law of 1872 . Congress has not been prone to allowing access on and the pat- enting of lands acquired by the Federal Government , nor for that matter , on public ...
... acres of public lands have been withdrawn from operation of the Mining Law of 1872 . Congress has not been prone to allowing access on and the pat- enting of lands acquired by the Federal Government , nor for that matter , on public ...
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... ACRES FOR SPECIAL PROTECTION IN NATIONAL FORESTS WILDERNESS . THE PENDULUM HAS SWUNG SO FAR THAT 70 TO 75 PERCENT OF FEDERAL LAND HOLDINGS ARE RESTRICTED OR TOTALLY WITHDRAWN FROM MINERALS AND FUEL DEVELOPMENT . THE FOREST SERVICE ...
... ACRES FOR SPECIAL PROTECTION IN NATIONAL FORESTS WILDERNESS . THE PENDULUM HAS SWUNG SO FAR THAT 70 TO 75 PERCENT OF FEDERAL LAND HOLDINGS ARE RESTRICTED OR TOTALLY WITHDRAWN FROM MINERALS AND FUEL DEVELOPMENT . THE FOREST SERVICE ...
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... acres per site . Nevertheless , permitting these operations has taken as long as two and one - half years to ... acres comprising the region we call the Arizona Strip . Of the six million acres , four million acres are unavailable for ...
... acres per site . Nevertheless , permitting these operations has taken as long as two and one - half years to ... acres comprising the region we call the Arizona Strip . Of the six million acres , four million acres are unavailable for ...
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... acres of new Wilderness in the Arizona Strip and returned 540,000 acres to multiple use . The compromise , which was embraced by other mining , ranching , grazing and environmental interests , was hailed as landmark legislation an ...
... acres of new Wilderness in the Arizona Strip and returned 540,000 acres to multiple use . The compromise , which was embraced by other mining , ranching , grazing and environmental interests , was hailed as landmark legislation an ...
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Page 376 - Where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character that a person of ordinary prudence would be justified in the 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 286 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to 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...
Page 384 - multiple use" means the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people...
Page 255 - That, in managing the public lands the Secretary shall by regulation or otherwise take any action required to prevent unnecessary or undue degradation of the lands and their resources or to afford environmental protection.
Page 369 - Amendments to federal legislation such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the...
Page 493 - Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On Mines And Mining, House Committee On Interior And Insular Affairs Of The United States OF THE UNITED STATES . Mining On National Park Service Lands - What Is At Stake?
Page 34 - SEC. 23. CITIZEN SUITS, COURT- JURISDICTION, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW. — (a) (1) Except as provided in this section, any person having a valid legal interest which is or may be adversely affected...
Page 266 - ... [Legislation readjusting rights and burdens is not unlawful solely because it upsets otherwise settled expectations. This is true even though the effect of the legislation is to impose a new duty or liability based on past acts.
Page 29 - That all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase...
Page 379 - ... for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of some land for less than all of the resources...