§541a Claims Located Prior to May 25, 1955; Extra­lateral Rights; Amended Notice of Mining Location

Summary

Mining claims that were properly located before May 25, 1955, on the special kinds of land the law talks about, and that were based on finding valuable material in lignite, are treated as valid. They are treated the same as if the land had never been classified or known to be coal under the mineral leasing laws, but they still must follow the other rules that apply to those lands. The claim holders must not have any extralateral rights (no rights beyond the claim’s boundaries). The people who located such claims must, within 180 days after August 11, 1955, post and file an amended notice where the original notice is recorded saying it is filed under this law to get its benefits, send a copy to the Bureau of Land Management land office for their State, and then follow the chapter’s requirements.