---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch26"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 26"
heading: "Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch26"
sections_count: 38
---

# Chapter 26 — Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining

## Sections

- [§1401. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose](/usc/30/1401.md)
- [§1402. International objectives](/usc/30/1402.md)
- [§1403. Definitions](/usc/30/1403.md)

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Regulation of Exploration and Commercial Recovery by United States Citizens](/usc/30/ch26-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Transition to International Agreement](/usc/30/ch26-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Enforcement and Miscellaneous Provisions](/usc/30/ch26-schIII.md)