Concept information
Preferred term
general mining law
Definition
- The u.s. general mining law of 1872 was created to encourage mineral exploration and development on federal lands in the western United States, offer an opportunity to acquire clear titles to mines already being worked, and to help settle the American West. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; General Mining Law]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J8LCV3ZQ-W
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