Legal Opinion
R. W. Brubaker, Who is Also Known as Ronald W. Brubaker v. Rogers C. B. Morton, as Secretary of the Interior of the United States Ofamerica
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1974No. 73-2974PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of the Interior invalidated appellants’ placer mining claims located on public lands. Appellants sued, 1 contending that the Secretary erred in concluding that mineral deposits of colored stone, used for decorative roofing material, were “common varieties” of stone, not subject to claim and location under the federal mining laws. The district court agreed with the Secretary, and granted summary judgment. We affirm.
The Secretary’s decision was the culmination of administrative proceedings initiated by the filing of contests by the Bureau of…
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