Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§6 Personal Interest of Director and Members of Bureau in Mines
Title 30 › Chapter 1— UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES › § 6
Summary
When doing investigations allowed under this title, the director and any member of the U.S. Bureau of Mines must not have a personal or private interest in a mine or its products, take private jobs to examine mines or mineral land, or write reports about a private mine’s value or management. The Bureau may, however, temporarily hire outside engineers or experts for consulting or special investigations and pay them up to $10 per day.
Full Legal Text
Title 30, §6
Mineral Lands and Mining — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In conducting inquiries and investigations authorized under section 1, 3, and 5 to 7 of this title neither the director nor any member of the United States Bureau of Mines shall have any personal or private interest in any mine or the products of any mine under investigation, or shall accept employment from any private party for services in the examination of any mine or private mineral property, or issue any report as to the valuation or the management of any mine or other private mineral property. Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the temporary employment by the United States Bureau of Mines, at a compensation not to exceed $10 per day, in a consulting capacity or in the investigation of special subjects, of any engineer or other expert whose principal professional practice is outside of such employment by said bureau.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“United States Bureau of Mines” substituted in text for “Bureau of Mines” pursuant to section 10(b) of Pub. L. 102–285, set out as a note under section 1 of this title. For provisions relating to closure and
Transfer of Functions
of the United States Bureau of Mines, see
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 1 of this title.
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Citation
30 U.S.C. § 6
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60