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US CodeTitle 30
30

Mineral Lands and Mining

Title 30 of the United States Code

28 chapters
580 sections

Chapters

Chapter 1

UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES

17 sections

Chapter 11

MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS SUBJECT TO MINERAL LEASING LAWS

5 sections

Chapter 12

MULTIPLE MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAME TRACTS

11 sections

Chapter 12A

ENTRY AND LOCATION ON COAL LANDS ON DISCOVERY OF SOURCE MATERIAL

10 sections

Chapter 13

CONTROL OF COAL-MINE FIRES

8 sections

Chapter 14

ANTHRACITE MINE DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL

5 sections

Chapter 15

SURFACE RESOURCES

9 sections

Chapter 16

MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS WITHDRAWN FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT

5 sections

Chapter 17

EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR DISCOVERY OF MINERALS

5 sections

Chapter 18

COAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

5 sections

Chapter 2

MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL

52 sections

Chapter 20

CONVEYANCES TO OCCUPANTS OF UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS

9 sections

Chapter 22

MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

85 sections

Chapter 23

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES

28 sections

Chapter 25

SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION

98 sections

Chapter 26

DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES

37 sections

Chapter 27

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

12 sections

Chapter 28

MATERIALS AND MINERALS POLICY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

7 sections

Chapter 29

OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT

36 sections

Chapter 3

LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE

29 sections

Chapter 31

MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH

5 sections

Chapter 32

METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

6 sections

Chapter 3A

LEASES AND PROSPECTING PERMITS

72 sections

Chapter 4

LEASE OF GOLD, SILVER, OR QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS WHEN TITLE CONFIRMED BY COURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS

3 sections

Chapter 5

LEASE OF OIL AND GAS DEPOSITS IN OR UNDER RAILROADS AND OTHER RIGHTS-OF-WAY

6 sections

Chapter 7

LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS

10 sections

Chapter 8

DEVELOPMENT OF LIGNITE COAL RESOURCES

3 sections

Chapter 9

RARE AND PRECIOUS METALS EXPERIMENT STATION

2 sections