2004 US Code
Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 17 - EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR DISCOVERY OF MINERALS
Sec. 643 - Exploration” defined

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 17 - EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR DISCOVERY OF MINERALS
Sec. 643 - Exploration” defined
Containssection 643
Date2004
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2005
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 85-701, §3, Aug. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 701.
Statutes at Large Reference72 Stat. 701
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 85-701


§643. “Exploration” defined

As used in this chapter, the term “exploration” means the search for new or unexplored deposits of minerals, including related development work, within the United States, its Territories and possessions, whether conducted from the surface or underground, using recognized and sound procedures including standard geophysical and geochemical methods for obtaining mineralogical and geological information.

(Pub. L. 85–701, §3, Aug. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 701.)

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