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30 U.S.C. § 501 — Mining claims located between July 31, 1939, and January 1, 1953
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**(a) Force and effect** Subject to the provisions of this chapter and to any valid intervening rights acquired under laws of the United States, any mining claim located under the mining laws of the United States subsequent to July 31, 1939, and prior to January 1, 1953, on lands of the United States which were, at the time of such location—
(1) included in a permit or lease issued under the mineral leasing laws; or
(2) covered by an application or offer for a permit or lease which had been filed under the mineral leasing laws; or
(3) known to be valuable for minerals subject to disposition under the mineral leasing laws;
shall be effective to the same extent as if such mining claim had been located on lands which were at the time of such location subject to location under the mining laws of the United States: Provided, however, That in order to obtain the benefits of this chapter, the owner of any such mining claim shall, not later than one hundred and twenty days after August 12, 1953, post on such claim in the manner required for posting notice of location of mining claims and file for record in the office where the notice or certificate of location of such claim is of record an amended notice of location of such claim, stating that such notice is filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and for the purpose of obtaining the benefits thereof.
**(b) Labor and improvement** Labor performed or improvements made upon or for the benefit of such mining claims after the original location thereof shall be recognized as applicable thereto for all purposes to the same extent as labor performed and improvements made upon or for the benefit of mining claims which are not affected by this chapter.
**(c) Withdrawal or reservation** Any withdrawal or reservation made af
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**(a) Force and effect** Subject to the provisions of this chapter and to any valid intervening rights acquired under laws of the United States, any mining claim located under the mining laws of the United States subsequent to July 31, 1939, and prior to January 1, 1953, on lands of the United States which were, at the time of such location—
(1) included in a permit or lease issued under the mineral leasing laws; or
(2) covered by an application or offer for a permit or lease which had been filed under the mineral leasing laws; or
(3) known to be valuable for minerals subject to disposition under the mineral leasing laws;
shall be effective to the same extent as if such mining claim had been located on lands which were at the time of such location subject to location under the mining laws of the United States: Provided, however, That in order to obtain the benefits of this chapter, the owner of any such mining claim shall, not later than one hundred and twenty days after August 12, 1953, post on such claim in the manner required for posting notice of location of mining claims and file for record in the office where the notice or certificate of location of such claim is of record an amended notice of location of such claim, stating that such notice is filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and for the purpose of obtaining the benefits thereof.
**(b) Labor and improvement** Labor performed or improvements made upon or for the benefit of such mining claims after the original location thereof shall be recognized as applicable thereto for all purposes to the same extent as labor performed and improvements made upon or for the benefit of mining claims which are not affected by this chapter.
**(c) Withdrawal or reservation** Any withdrawal or reservation made after the original location of such mining claim affecting land covered by such mining claim is modified and amended so that the effect thereof upon such mining claim shall be the same as if such mining claim had been located upon lands of the United States, which, subsequent to July 31, 1939, and prior to the date of such withdrawal, were subject to location under the mining laws of the United States.
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Any mining claim given force and effect as provided in [section 501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section501&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be subject to the reservation to the United States of all minerals which, upon August 12, 1953, are provided in the mineral leasing laws to be disposed of thereunder, and the right of the United States, its lessees, permittees, and licensees, to enter upon the land covered by such mining claim to prospect for, mine, treat, store, and remove such minerals, and to use so much of the surface and subsurface of such mining claim as may be necessary for such purposes, and to enter upon such land whenever reasonably necessary for the purpose of prospecting for, mining, treating, storing, and removing such minerals on and from other lands of the United States; and any patent issued for any such mining claim shall contain such reservation.
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Except as this chapter provides for (a) validation of certain mining claims located on lands described in [section 501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section501&num=0&edition=prelim), and (b) the modification and amendment of certain withdrawals or reservations of land, nothing in this chapter shall affect any power or authority duly vested in the Atomic Energy Commission or any other agency, department or officer of the United States to make leases, withdrawals, reservations or other arrangements with respect to source materials as defined in section 5(b)(1) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as amended.
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 501
amended July 16, 1952, ch. 877, § 4(3), (5), (9), 66 Stat. 710,
provided for administration of provisions of sections 451
to 460 of this title by Bureau of Mines and directed Fed-
eral agencies to cooperate with State mine safety agen-
cies.
Section 458, act May 7, 1941, ch. 87, title I, § 108, for-
merly § 8, 55 Stat. 179; renumbered title I, § 108, and
amended July 16, 1952, ch. 877, § 4(3), (5), 66 Stat. 710, au-
thorized creation of an advisory committee and pro-
vided for its functions and composition.
Section 459, act May 7, 1941, ch. 87, title I, § 109, for-
merly § 9, 55 Stat. 179; renumbered title I, § 109, and
amended Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972; July
16, 1952, ch. 877, § 4(3), (5), 66 Stat. 710, authorized em-
ployment of personnel for administration of sections
451 to 460 of this title and set out qualification condi-
tions.
Section 460, act May 7, 1941, ch. 87, title I, § 111, for-
merly 11, 55 Stat. 179; renumbered title I, § 110, and
amended July 16, 1952, ch. 877, § 4(3), (5), 66 Stat. 710, de-
fined ‘‘Commerce’’ as used in sections 451 to 460 of this
title.
Sections 471 to 483 comprised subchapter II of this
chapter.
Section 471, act May 7, 1941, ch. 87, title II, § 201, as
added July 16, 1952, ch. 877, § 1, 66 Stat. 692; amended
Mar. 26, 1966, Pub. L. 89–376, § 2(a), 80 Stat. 84, defined
terms as used in sections 471 to 483 of this title.
Section 472, act May 7, 1941, ch. 87, title II, § 202, as
added July 16, 1952, ch. 877, § 1, 66 Stat. 693; amended
Mar. 26, 1966, Pub. L. 89–376, § 3(b), 80 Stat. 87, set out
provisions for annual and special instructions, directed
Federal agencies to coordinate operations with State
mine safety agencies created pursuant to enu
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