30 USC § 76 - Reservation of rights upon coal lands; sale of certain mining lands

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title: "30 USC § 76 - Reservation of rights upon coal lands; sale of certain mining lands"
title_number: 30
title_name: "MINERAL LANDS AND MINING"
section_number: "76"
section_name: "Reservation of rights upon coal lands; sale of certain mining lands"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "LANDS CONTAINING COAL, OIL, GAS, SALTS, ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, SODIUM, SULPHUR, AND BUILDING STONE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "COAL LAND ENTRIES IN GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(R.S. § 2352.)"
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# § 76. Reservation of rights upon coal lands; sale of certain mining lands

Nothing in sections 71 to 75 of this title shall be construed to destroy or impair any rights which may have attached prior to the third day of March, 1873, or to authorize the sale of lands valuable for mines of gold, silver, or copper.

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**Source Credit**: (R.S. § 2352.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 2352 derived from , .

## Executive Documents

### Indian Lands Excepted

See note set out under .