30 USC § 21 - Mineral lands reserved

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identifier: "/us/usc/t30/s21"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "30 USC § 21 - Mineral lands reserved"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "21"
section_name: "Mineral lands reserved"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 2318.)"
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# § 21. Mineral lands reserved

In all cases lands valuable for minerals shall be reserved from sale, except as otherwise expressly directed by law.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 2318.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 2318 derived from , .