30 U.S.C. § 193

Disposition of deposits of coal, and so forth

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The deposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, potassium, oil, oil shale, and gas, herein referred to, in lands valuable for such minerals, including lands and deposits in Lander, Wyoming, coal entries numbered 18 to 49, inclusive, shall be subject to disposition only in the form and manner provided in this chapter, except as provided in sections 1716 and 1719 of title 43, and except as to valid claims existent on February 25, 1920, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under which initiated, which claims may be perfected under such laws, including discovery.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases, 1927–2009 · leading case: Andrus v. Shell Oil Co., 446 U.S. 657 (1980).
Andrus v. Shell Oil Co., 446 U.S. 657 (1980). · cites it 4× “451 , as amended, 30 U. S. C. § 193 . The question presented in this case is whether oil shale claims brought under this saving clause of the Mineral Leasing Act must satisfy the usual standards of patentability, or instead may be patented through the use of a "discovery"…”
Tosco Corp. v. Hodel, 611 F. Supp. 1130 (D. Colo. 1985). · cites it 7× “” 30 U.S.C. § 193 . It should be noted that the Savings Clause has been the source of varied interpretations and has prompted considerable litigation.”
Marathon Oil Co. v. Lujan, 751 F. Supp. 1454 (D. Colo. 1990). · cites it 4× “However, previously located valid claims which were in existence on February 25, 1920 are protected by 30 U.S.C. § 193 , which allows such claims to continue to qualify for patents so long as “thereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under which initiated, which claims…”
United States v. Ray Shumway Molly Shumway, 199 F.3d 1093 (9th Cir. 1999). “30 U.S.C. § 193 . . Wilbur v. United States ex rel.”
Orion Reserves Ltd. P'ship v. Salazar, 553 F.3d 697 (D.C. Cir. 2009). “Although the Leasing Act’s savings clause provides that individuals may preserve Mining Law claims “thereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under which initiated,” 30 U.S.C. § 193 , the Court did not read the clause merely to preserve the status quo for Mining Law…”
Shell Oil Co. v. Kleppe, 426 F. Supp. 894 (D. Colo. 1977). · cites it 3× “” 30 U.S.C. § 193 . By various mesne conveyances, the plaintiffs acquired title to the claims.”
Nat'l Coal Ass'n v. Donald P. Hodel, U.S. Sec'y of the Interior, 825 F.2d 523 (D.C. Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “2073 , 2074 (1978) (codified at 30 U.S.C. § 193 (1982)) (emphasis added).”
Hickel v. Oil Shale Corp., 400 U.S. 48 (1970). · cites it 3× “” 30 U. S. C. § 193 . Respondents contend that their claims fall within that’ exception.”
High Country Citizens All. v. Clarke, 454 F.3d 1177 (10th Cir. 2006). “Shumway involved a patent for mill sites, and the court mentioned that oil, oil shale, gas, and other minerals were subject to a federal leasing system under 30 U.S.C. § 193 , and not to the Mining Law after 1920.”
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Babbitt, 346 F.3d 1244 (10th Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “” 30 U.S.C. § 193 . “Thus, if one had a claim that existed prior to February 25, 1920, the claimant would not be required to lease the claimed land from the government, but could perfect title to it so long as the claim was maintained pursuant to pre 1920 law.”
Nat'l Coal Ass'n v. Hodel, 675 F. Supp. 1231 (D. Mont. 1987). · cites it 3× “6 Section 37 of the MLA, *1236 30 U.S.C. § 193 , generally provides for the conveyance of federal coal to private parties through competitive leasing.”
United States v. Eaton Shale Co., 433 F. Supp. 1256 (D. Colo. 1977). “451 (1920), 30 U.S.C. § 193 (1964). 4. Pursuant to the mining laws, on January 16, 1918 the Gem Claims were located by Joseph Beilis and seven other individuals as oil shale placer mining claims.”
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