Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§21 Mineral Lands Reserved
Title 30 › CHAPTER 2 — MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL › § 21
Summary
Land with valuable minerals must not be sold, unless another law specifically allows its sale.
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Title 30, §21
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In all cases lands valuable for minerals shall be reserved from sale, except as otherwise expressly directed by law.
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Codification R.S. § 2318 derived from act July 4, 1866, ch. 166, § 5, 14 Stat. 86.
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30 U.S.C. § 21
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102