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kind: "title"
title: "30"
heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30"
sections_count: 626
---

# Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

## Contents

- [Chapter 1 — United States Bureau of Mines](/usc/30/ch1.md)
- [Chapter 2 — Mineral Lands and Regulations in General](/usc/30/ch2.md)
- [Chapter 3 — Lands Containing Coal, Oil, Gas, Salts, Asphaltic Materials, Sodium, Sulphur, and Building Stone](/usc/30/ch3.md)
- [Chapter 3A — Leases and Prospecting Permits](/usc/30/ch3A.md)
- [Chapter 4 — Lease of Gold, Silver, or Quicksilver Deposits When Title Confirmed by Court of Private Land Claims](/usc/30/ch4.md)
- [Chapter 5 — Lease of Oil and Gas Deposits in or under Railroads and Other Rights-Of-Way](/usc/30/ch5.md)
- [Chapter 6 — Synthetic Liquid Fuel Demonstration Plants](/usc/30/ch6.md)
- [Chapter 7 — Lease of Mineral Deposits Within Acquired Lands](/usc/30/ch7.md)
- [Chapter 8 — Development of Lignite Coal Resources](/usc/30/ch8.md)
- [Chapter 9 — Rare and Precious Metals Experiment Station](/usc/30/ch9.md)
- [Chapter 10 — Coal Mine Safety](/usc/30/ch10.md)
- [Chapter 11 — Mining Claims on Lands Subject to Mineral Leasing Laws](/usc/30/ch11.md)
- [Chapter 12 — Multiple Mineral Development of the Same Tracts](/usc/30/ch12.md)
- [Chapter 12A — Entry and Location on Coal Lands on Discovery of Source Material](/usc/30/ch12A.md)
- [Chapter 13 — Control of Coal-Mine Fires](/usc/30/ch13.md)
- [Chapter 14 — Anthracite Mine Drainage and Flood Control](/usc/30/ch14.md)
- [Chapter 15 — Surface Resources](/usc/30/ch15.md)
- [Chapter 16 — Mineral Development of Lands Withdrawn for Power Development](/usc/30/ch16.md)
- [Chapter 17 — Exploration Program for Discovery of Minerals](/usc/30/ch17.md)
- [Chapter 18 — Coal Research and Development](/usc/30/ch18.md)
- [Chapter 19 — Lead and Zinc Stabilization Program](/usc/30/ch19.md)
- [Chapter 20 — Conveyances to Occupants of Unpatented Mining Claims](/usc/30/ch20.md)
- [Chapter 21 — Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety](/usc/30/ch21.md)
- [Chapter 22 — Mine Safety and Health](/usc/30/ch22.md)
- [Chapter 23 — Geothermal Resources](/usc/30/ch23.md)
- [Chapter 24 — Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration](/usc/30/ch24.md)
- [Chapter 25 — Surface Mining Control and Reclamation](/usc/30/ch25.md)
- [Chapter 26 — Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources](/usc/30/ch26.md)
- [Chapter 27 — Geothermal Energy](/usc/30/ch27.md)
- [Chapter 28 — Materials and Minerals Policy, Research, and Development](/usc/30/ch28.md)
- [Chapter 29 — Oil and Gas Royalty Management](/usc/30/ch29.md)
- [Chapter 30 — National Critical Materials Council](/usc/30/ch30.md)
- [Chapter 31 — Marine Mineral Resources Research](/usc/30/ch31.md)
- [Chapter 32 — Methane Hydrate Research and Development](/usc/30/ch32.md)