Title 30, Mineral Lands and MiningRelease 119-102
§708 Assignments; Succession
Title 30 › CHAPTER 20 — CONVEYANCES TO OCCUPANTS OF UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS › § 708
Summary
You cannot give, sell, or otherwise transfer your right to qualify as an applicant to someone else, but that right can go to your heirs by will or by inheritance.
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Title 30, §708
Mineral Lands and Mining, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Rights and privileges to qualify as an applicant under this chapter shall not be assignable, but may pass through devise or descent.
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30 U.S.C. § 708
Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102