Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 16 — Mineral Development of Lands Withdrawn for Power Development
§ 624. Protection of existing valid claims
Statutory text
Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to limit or restrict the rights of the owner or owners of any valid mining claim located prior to the date of withdrawal or reservation: Provided, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the rights of the owner or owners of any mining claim who are diligently working to make a discovery of valuable minerals at the time any future withdrawal or reservation for power development is made.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 797, § 5, 69 Stat. 683.) · 69 Stat. 683
Enacted · 30 U.S.C. § 624
(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 797, § 5, 69 Stat. 683.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 797, § 5, 69 Stat. 683.)
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Credits
(Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 797, § 5, 69 Stat. 683.)