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§ 27. —  Mining tunnels; right to possession of veins on line with; abandonment of right.

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[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC27]

 
                   TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
 
           CHAPTER 2--MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL
 
Sec. 27. Mining tunnels; right to possession of veins on line 
        with; abandonment of right
        
    Where a tunnel is run for the development of a vein or lode, or for 
the discovery of mines, the owners of such tunnel shall have the right 
of possession of all veins or lodes within three thousand feet from the 
face of such tunnel on the line thereof, not previously known to exist, 
discovered in such tunnel, to the same extent as if discovered from the 
surface; and locations on the line of such tunnel of veins or lodes not 
appearing on the surface, made by other parties after the commencement 
of the tunnel, and while the same is being prosecuted with reasonable 
diligence, shall be invalid; but failure to prosecute the work on the 
tunnel for s

	 
	 




























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