---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Lands and Mining"
key: "ch3A/schIX"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter IX"
heading: "Potash"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/30/ch3A-schIX"
sections_count: 7
---

# Subchapter IX — Potash

Title 30 — Mineral Lands and Mining › Chapter 3A — Leases and Prospecting Permits

## Sections

- [§281. Prospecting permits for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates, borates, silicates, or nitrates of potassium; authorization; acreage; lands affected](/usc/30/281.md)
- [§282. Leases to permittees of lands showing valuable deposits; royalty](/usc/30/282.md)
- [§283. Lands containing valuable deposits not covered by permits or leases; authority to lease; acreage; conditions; renewals; exemptions from rentals and royalties; suspension of operations](/usc/30/283.md)
- [§284. Lands containing coal or other minerals in addition to potassium deposits; issuance of prospecting permits and leases; covenants in potassium leases](/usc/30/284.md)
- [§285. Laws applicable](/usc/30/285.md)
- [§286. Disposition of royalties and rents from potassium leases](/usc/30/286.md)
- [§287. Extension of prospecting permits](/usc/30/287.md)