43 CFR § 3823.4 - Withdrawal from operation of the mining laws.

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title: "43 CFR § 3823.4 - Withdrawal from operation of the mining laws."
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title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3823.4"
section_name: "Withdrawal from operation of the mining laws."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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# 3823.4 Withdrawal from operation of the mining laws.

Effective at midnight, December 31, 1983, subject to valid rights then existing, the minerals in lands within National Forest Wilderness are withdrawn from the operation of the mining laws by virtue of the provisions of section 4(d)(3) of the Wilderness Act.