§ 49b. — Mining laws relating to placer claims extended to Alaska.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC49b]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 2--MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL
Sec. 49b. Mining laws relating to placer claims extended to
Alaska
The general mining laws of the United States so far as they are
applicable to placer-mining claims, as prior to May 4, 1934, extended to
the Territory of Alaska, are declared to be in full force and effect in
said Territory: Provided, That nothing herein shall be held to change or
affect the rights acquired by locators or owners of placer-mining claims
prior to May 4, 1934, located in said Territory under act August 1, 1912
(37 Stat. 242, 243) and amendatory act March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1118).
(May 4, 1934, ch. 211, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 663.)
References in Text
Act August 1, 1912 (37 Stat. 242, 243) and amendatory act March 3,
1925 (43 Stat. 1118), referred to in text, were repealed by section 1 of
act May 4, 1934. See sections 35 to 37 and 49b of this title.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to sections 119 and 381a of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Effective Date
Section 3 of act May 4, 1934, provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this section] shall take effect thirty days subsequent to the date of
convening of the first regular session of the Alaska Territorial
Legislature which is held after the passage of this Act [May 4, 1934].''
Admission of Alaska as State
Admission of Alaska into the Union was accomplished Jan. 3, 1959, on
issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as
required by sections 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72
Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 16 section 460mm-1.
