Legal Opinion
Andrus v. Charlestone Stone Products Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 31, 1978No. 77-380PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Under the basic federal mining statute, which derives from an 1872 law, “all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States” are declared “free and open to exploration and purchase.” 30 U. S. C. § 22. The question presented is whether water is a "valuable mineral” as those words are used in the mining law.
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A claim to federal land containing “valuable mineral deposits” may be “located” by complying with certain procedural requisites; one who locates a claim thereby gains the exclusive right to possession of the land, as well as the right to extract minerals from it. See…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. ColemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cameron v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by168 opinions
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