...well looked after. The best, or most egregious, example is the Mining Law of 1872, which declares: "All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging...to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase." A company that decides it "needs"...

...RECITALS WHEREAS, the General Mining Law of 1872, as amended (30 USC 21 et seq.) provides in part, that all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States shall be free and open to exploration and purchase by all citizens of the United States, and further...

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...Land Office, United States Mining Laws and Regulations Thereunder, October 31, 1881, Sec. 2319, states that all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging...unsurveyed were free and open to exploration and purchase. Sec. 2322, states that locators of mining properties prior to May 10, 1872, had exclusive right to...

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...governing hardrock mineral development on the public lands. It's central tenet, unchanged in 127 years, is that: "all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging...to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, shall be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation...

...limitation, 33 Sager, supra, at 319-320. 34 30 USC §22 provides as follows: Except as otherwise provided, all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed shall be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation...