---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch1"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1"
heading: "United States Bureau of Mines"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch1"
sections_count: 23
---

# Chapter 1 — United States Bureau of Mines

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

## Sections

- [§1. United States Bureau of Mines; establishment; director; experts and other employees](/usc/30/1.md)
- [§1a. Transfer of activities, employees, records, etc., from Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce to the United States Bureau of Mines](/usc/30/1a.md)
- [§2. Performance of duties in absence of director](/usc/30/2.md)
- [§3. Duties of United States Bureau of Mines](/usc/30/3.md)
- [§4. Investigation of lignite coal and peat](/usc/30/4.md)
- [§4a. Omitted](/usc/30/4a.md)
- [§4b. Cooperation with individuals, municipalities, etc.; contracts with owners; agreements as to prices](/usc/30/4b.md)
- [§4c. Investigation of sub-bituminous and lignite coal](/usc/30/4c.md)
- [§4d. Plants, machinery, and equipment](/usc/30/4d.md)
- [§4e. Omitted](/usc/30/4e.md)
- [§4f...4o. Transferred](/usc/30/4f...4o.md)
- [§5. Reports of investigations](/usc/30/5.md)
- [§6. Personal interest of director and members of Bureau in mines](/usc/30/6.md)
- [§7. Fees for tests or investigations](/usc/30/7.md)
- [§8. Additional mining experiment stations and mine safety stations authorized](/usc/30/8.md)
- [§9. Acceptance of lands from States](/usc/30/9.md)
- [§10. Headquarters of mine rescue cars; site for experimental work; leases and donations](/usc/30/10.md)
- [§11. Omitted](/usc/30/11.md)
- [§12. Repealed.](/usc/30/12.md)
- [§13. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment and maintenance](/usc/30/13.md)
- [§14. Acquisition of land; cooperation with other agencies](/usc/30/14.md)
- [§15. Repealed.](/usc/30/15.md)
- [§16. Research laboratory for utilization of anthracite coal; establishment of advisory committee; composition; functions; appointment](/usc/30/16.md)