Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§1068b Mineral Reservation
Title 43 › CHAPTER 25A — LANDS HELD UNDER COLOR OF TITLE › § 1068b
Summary
A claimant can ask for a patent that does not keep mineral rights. If the claimant proves to the Secretary that they and their predecessors followed the chapter's rules from no later than January 1, 1901 up to the date they applied, the patent will not reserve mineral rights. The only exception is if, when the patent is issued, the land is inside a mineral withdrawal or already under a mineral lease.
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Title 43, §1068b
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If the claimant requests that the patent to be issued under this chapter not contain a mineral reservation and if he can establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the requirements of this chapter have been complied with by such claimant and his predecessors for the period commencing not later than January 1, 1901, to the date of application, no mineral reservation shall be made unless the lands are, at the time of issuance of the patent, within a mineral withdrawal or subject to an outstanding mineral lease.
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43 U.S.C. § 1068b
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102