Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 541f: Withdrawal from location, entry and patent under mining laws; withdrawal from disposition under mineral leasing laws
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The lands within the Area, subject to valid existing rights, are hereby withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing and all amendments thereto.
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