Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 482l: Perfection of mining claims within forest
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Valid mining claims within the said lands, existing on June 10, 1949 , and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of New Mexico, may be perfected under sections 482j to 482 l of this title, or under the laws under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire.
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