2016 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 2 - Mineral Lands and Regulations in General
Sec. 41 - Intersecting or crossing veins

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 41 (2016)
Section Name §41. Intersecting or crossing veins
Section Text

Where two or more veins intersect or cross each other, priority of title shall govern, and such prior location shall be entitled to all ore or mineral contained within the space of intersection; but the subsequent location shall have the right-of-way through the space of intersection for the purposes of the convenient working of the mine. And where two or more veins unite, the oldest or prior location shall take the vein below the point of union, including all the space of intersection.

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(R.S. §2336.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

R.S. §2336 derived from act May 10, 1872, ch. 152, §14, 17 Stat. 96.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 2 - MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL
Sec. 41 - Intersecting or crossing veins
Contains section 41
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 17 Stat. 96
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