Title 30 — Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-73not60
§622 Liability for Damage, Destruction, or Loss of Claim
Title 30 › Chapter 16— MINERAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS WITHDRAWN FOR POWER DEVELOPMENT › § 622
Summary
People who explore or develop minerals must do so at their own financial risk. The United States and people or companies it permits are not responsible for loss or damage to mining claims, mill sites, facilities, income, or other property caused by actual power development of the land, unless the United States or those it permits were careless.
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Title 30, §622
Mineral Lands and Mining — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Prospecting and exploration for and the development and utilization of mineral resources authorized in this chapter shall be entered into or continued at the financial risk of the individual party or parties undertaking such work: Provided, That the United States, its permittees and licensees shall not be responsible or held liable or incur any liability for the damage, destruction, or loss of any mining claim, mill site, facility installed or erected, income, or other property or investments resulting from the actual use of such lands or portions thereof for power development at any time where such power development is made by or under the authority of the United States, except where such damage, destruction, or loss results from the negligence of the United States, its permittees and licensees.
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30 U.S.C. § 622
Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60