30 USC § 53 - Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title

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title: "30 USC § 53 - Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "53"
section_name: "Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND REGULATIONS IN GENERAL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 910.)"
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# § 53. Possessory actions for recovery of mining titles or for damages to such title

No possessory action between persons, in any court of the United States, for the recovery of any mining title, or for damages to any such title, shall be affected by the fact that the paramount title to the land in which such mines lie is in the United States; but each case shall be adjudged by the law of possession.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 910.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 910 derived from , .

Section was formerly classified to  prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, by , .