Federal Coal Leasing: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining..., 93-2, July 25, August 13 and 15, 1974 |
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Page 35 - ... be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury after the expiration of each fiscal year to the State within the boundaries of which the leased lands or deposits are or were located, said moneys to be used by such State or...
Page 171 - The Subcommittee on Mines and Mining of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs...
Page 71 - Interior shall, in his discretion, upon the request of any qualified applicant or on his own motion, from time to time, offer such lands or deposits of coal for leasing, and shall award leases thereon by competitive bidding, or by such other methods. as he may by general regulations adopt, to any qualified applicant...
Page 175 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by it, or under its authority, or which it may own in whole or in part, or in which it may have any interest, direct or indirect, except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier.
Page 93 - Stat. 683) authorized the issuance of mineral leases or permits for the exploration, development and utilization of minerals, other than those covered by the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, in certain lands added to the Shasta National Forest by the act of March 19, 1948 (62 Stat.
Page 134 - Subject to the supervisory authority of the Secretary, the regulations in this part shall be administered by the Director, Bureau of Land Management, hereinafter referred to in this part as the Director.
Page 137 - When mining operations approach wells or bore holes that may liberate oil, gas, water, or other fluid substances, the lessee shall present his plans for mining the coal in proximity to such holes to the mining supervisor and obtain his approval before proceeding with the work planned. The plans shall provide that the coal be extracted as completely as practicable with safety and in such manner that the well will not be damaged, and that precautions be taken against the sudden liberation of a body...
Page 91 - If the coal on public domain beyond any barrier pillar has been worked out and the water level beyond the pillar is below the lessee's adjacent operations the lessee shall, on the written demand of the mining supervisor, mine out and remove all available coal in such barrier, both in the lands covered by the lease and in the adjoining premises, if it can be mined without hardship to the lessee. (c) // coal-mining rights in adjoining premises privately owned. If the coalmining rights in adjoining...
Page 66 - That where prospecting or exploratory work is necessary to determine the existence or workability of coal deposits in any unclaimed, undeveloped area...
Page 113 - ... sufficient to justify operations on a large scale for the discovery, development, production or transportation of oil and gas, sulphur, or other minerals and to finance the same; or (3) for other purposes in the interest of conservation.