Law Library

This is the Law Library. It contains copies and or links to laws, regulations, governmental policy and governmental procedures related to prospecting. I will cite the source I used for each document posted so that you may follow up with your own research.

Please be advised that these are the laws as originally passed. There may be amendments that I have not posted in this Library.

To assist you in further research I have included a utility to help you search Supreme Court Decisions.

 

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LAW OF THE FOREST
Prospecting and Mining on the National Forests
 by Clay Diggins

This is an overview of the U.S.C.Title 16 laws about mining on National Forest Lands.

Clay presents each Section that relates to prospecting, mining and access and gives a brief explanation of their meaning.

The Homestead Act of 1862 (PDF 183 kb)

Entitled: An Act to secure Homesteads to actual Settlers on the Public Domain.

This document was acquired from the Library of Congress from "Statutes at Large" for the 37th Congress, second session.

 
 

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