Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73

§76 Reservation of rights upon coal lands; sale of certain mining lands

Title 30 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - COAL LAND ENTRIES IN GENERAL › § 76

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Title 30, §76

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Nothing in sections 71 to 75 of this title shall be construed to destroy or impair any rights which may have attached prior to the third day of March, 1873, or to authorize the sale of lands valuable for mines of gold, silver, or copper.

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Editorial Notes

Codification R.S. § 2352 derived from act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 279, § 6, 17 Stat. 608.

Executive Documents

Indian Lands ExceptedSee note set out under section 71 of this title.

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30 U.S.C. § 76

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

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Apr 6, 2026

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