Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§482l Perfection of Mining Claims Within Forest
Title 16 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL FORESTS › SUBCHAPTER I — ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 482l
Summary
Lets valid mining claims existing June 10, 1949, kept under original and New Mexico law, be perfected under federal procedures or original law.
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Title 16, §482l
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Valid mining claims within the said lands, existing on June 10, 1949, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of New Mexico, may be perfected under sections 482j to 482l of this title, or under the laws under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire.
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16 U.S.C. § 482l
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102