VOLUME 1
TITLE I Overview of a Mining Project
Chapter 1 Basic Mining Technology
Chapter 2 Legal and Other Planning Considerations
TITLE II Federal Lands and Minerals
Chapter 3 Scope of Title; Definitions; Administration of Public Lands and Minerals
Chapter 4 Historical Background of Federal Lands and Minerals
Chapter 5 Location and Extent of Public Domain
Chapter 6 Locatable Public Domain
Chapter 7 Public Domain Lands Available for Leasing
Chapter 8 Locatable, Leasable, and Salable Minerals
Chapter 9 Federal Reserved Minerals
Chapter 10 Acquired Lands
Chapter 11 Exchange Lands
Chapter 12 Agricultural and Other Nonmineral Entries
Chapter 13 Land Grants
Chapter 14 Reservations and Withdrawals
Chapter 15 Wilderness
Chapter 16 [Reserved]
Chapter 17 Areas Subject to Special Mineral Laws
Chapter 18-19 [Reserved]
TITLE III Federal Mineral Leases
Chapter 20 Non-Coal Federal Mineral Leasing
Chapter 21 Disposal of Mineral Materials Chapter 22 Federal Coal Acquisition Before the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
Chapter 23 Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
Chapter 24 Additional Statutes Related to Federal Coal Acquisition
Chapter 25 Federal Coal Leasing Moratoria of the 1970's
Chapter 26 Leasing (Acquisition) of Federal Coal
Chapter 27 Management of Federal Coal Leases
Chapter 28-29 [Reserved]
TITLE IV Mining Claims
Chapter 30 Introduction to Federal Mining Law
Chapter 31 Locators
Chapter 32 Types and Characteristics of Locations
VOLUME 2
Chapter 33 Location Procedures
Chapter 34 Prediscovery Rights Under the Doctrine of Pedis Possessio
Chapter 35 Discovery
Chapter 36 Ownership Interests in Valid Unpatented Mining Claims
Chapter 37 Extralateral Rights
Chapter 38 Relocation and Amendment of Unpatented Mining Claims
Chapter 39-43 [Reserved]
Chapter 44 Annual Rental or Maintenance Fees Required to Hold Unpatented Mining Claims
Chapter 45 Assessment Work Requirement
Chapter 46 Abandonment, Laches, Estoppel, and Forfeiture
Chapter 47-49 [Reserved]
Chapter 50 Contests Against Unpatented Mining Claims
Chapter 51 Mineral Patent Proceedings
Chapter 52 Adverse Proceedings
Chapter 53 Protests
Chapter 54 Mineral Patents
Chapter 55-59 [Reserved]
VOLUME 3
TITLE V State and Indian Mineral Interests
Chapter 60 State Lands
Chapter 61 State Mineral Lands
Chapter 62 Mineral Management Agencies
Chapter 63 Mineral Management Systems
Chapter 64 Surface and Mineral Management: Conflicting Uses of State Resources
Chapter 65-66 [Reserved]
Chapter 67 Indian Mineral Interests
Chapter 68-69 [Reserved]
TITLE VI Alaska Lands and Mineral Interests
Chapter 70 Introduction
Chapter 71 Lands in Alaska
Chapter 72 Acquisition of Mineral Rights in Alaska
Chapter 73 Access and Land Exchanges
Chapter 74-79 [Reserved]
TITLE VII Conveyance and Other Transfers of Mineral Interests
Chapter 80 Option Arrangements
Chapter 81 Sale Contracts
Chapter 82 Deeds and Assignments of Mineral Interests
Chapter 83 Transfer of Limited Mineral Interests
Chapter 84 The Meaning of "Minerals" in Conveyances
Chapter 85 Solid Mineral Royalties
Chapter 86 Involuntary Transfer of Mineral Interests
Chapter 87 Issues Related to Conveyance of Mineral Interests
Chapter 88-89 [Reserved]
TITLE VIII Mineral Title Examination
Chapter 90-99 [Reserved]
VOLUME 4
TITLE IX Access
Chapter 100 Access Across Private Lands
Chapter 101 Access Across Federal Lands
Chapter 102 Access Over State and Indian Lands
Chapter 103-109 [Reserved]
TITLE X Ancillary Use Rights and Water Rights
Chapter 110 Ancillary Use Rights on Mining Claims and Federal Mineral Leases
Chapter 111 Acquisition of Independent Ancillary Use Rights on Federal Lands
Chapter 112 Acquisition of Ancillary Use Rights on Private Lands
Chapter 113 Acquisition of Water Rights
Chapter 114-119 [Reserved]
TITLE XI Organizational Considerations
Chapter 120 Exploration and Development Planning Considerations
Chapter 121 Comparative Analysis of Organizational Structures
Chapter 122-129 [Reserved]
TITLE XII Private Leases and Other Mineral Acquisition Arrangements
Chapter 130 Available Acquisition Alternatives
Chapter 131 Private Mineral Leases
Chapter 132 Private Coal Leases
Chapter 133 Private Geothermal Leases
Chapter 134-139 [Reserved]
TITLE XIII Joint Exploration and Operating Agreements
Chapter 140 General Negotiating and Drafting Considerations
Chapter 141 Standard Operating Agreement Provisions
Chapter 142 Joint Exploration Agreements and Special Operations
Chapter 143-149 [Reserved]
VOLUME 5
TITLE XIV Income Taxation
Chapter 150-164 [Reserved]
TITLE XV Environmental Regulation of the Mining Industry
Chapter 165 Introduction and Overview of Title
Chapter 166 The Permitting Process
Chapter 167 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
Chapter 168 Air Quality Control
Chapter 169 Water Quality
Chapter 170 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Chapter 171 The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund)
Chapter 172 Surface Management and Reclamation: Coal Mining
Chapter 173 Surface Management and Reclamation: Hardrock and Other Non-Coal Mining
Chapter 174 Local Land Use Controls
Chapter 175 Wildlife and Vegetation Protection
Chapter 176 Cultural Resources Protection
Chapter 177 Uranium Mining and Milling
Chapter 178 Toxic Substances Control Act
Chapter 179 Toxic Torts
Chapter 180-184 [Reserved]
TITLE XVI Administrative Practice
Chapter 185 Overview of Administrative Agencies
Chapter 186 Selected Administrative Procedures and Practice Topics
Chapter 187-189 [Reserved]
TITLE XVII State and Local Property and Production Taxation of Minerals
Chapter 190 Introduction and Historical Overview
Chapter 191 Property Taxation of Mineral Resources
Chapter 192 Production Taxation of Mineral Resources
Chapter 193 State Law Issues Raised by Property and Production Taxes
Chapter 194 Federal Constitutional and Statutory Restraints on State and Local Taxation of Minerals
Chapter 195-199 [Reserved]
VOLUME 6
TITLE XVIII Mining and Milling Operations
Chapter 200 Conflicts in Mineral Exploration, Development, and Operations
Chapter 201 Mining Safety and Health
Chapter 202 [Reserved]
Chapter 203 Liabilities Incident to Mining and Milling Operations
Chapter 204 Liens
Chapter 205 Closing a Mine
Chapter 206-209 [Reserved]
TITLE XIX Canadian Mining Law
Chapter 210 Introduction and Scope of Title
Chapter 211 Foreign Ownership Restrictions and Policies
Chapter 212 Mineral Land Interests
Chapter 213 Crown Lands
Chapter 214 Aboriginal Issues
Chapter 215 Financing and Other Exploration, Development, and Production Considerations
Chapter 216 Environmental and Permitting Considerations
Chapter 217 Taxation
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