---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch15"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 15"
heading: "Surface Resources"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch15"
sections_count: 9
---

# Chapter 15 — Surface Resources

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Disposal of Materials on Public Lands](/usc/30/ch15-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Mining Locations](/usc/30/ch15-schII.md)