Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102

§162 Entry of Saline Lands; Limitation

Title 30 › CHAPTER 3 — LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE › SUBCHAPTER VIII — BUILDING STONE OR SALINE LAND ENTRIES UNDER PLACER-MINING LAWS › § 162

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Unoccupied federal salt lands, chiefly valuable, may be claimed and bought under placer-mining rules. One claim per person.

Full Legal Text

Title 30, §162

Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

All unoccupied public lands of the United States containing salt springs, or deposits of salt in any form, and chiefly valuable therefor, shall be subject to location and purchase under the provisions of the law relating to placer-mining claims. The same person shall not locate or enter more than one claim hereunder.

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Citation

30 U.S.C. § 162

Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102