Show MULTIPLE LAND USE BILL IS BIG STEP IN MINING LAW the long hard fight to protect the rights of the tile uranium claim holder under mining law was brought to a successful contell tion when president eisenhower signed the tile multiple use bill dill the conflict of title or right to claims where oil and gas leases were held heid on public domain was resolved with return to mining law and in addition some acres was thrown open en l to prospecting land which 1 ich had been closed before the passage of the bill most affected was a great area in utah colorado and new mexico known as the colorado plateau the new law effecting mining is without doubt the moat most important measure passed alece the republican party returned to power and Is certainly the most drastic change in the leasing law in 75 15 years all members of the utah delegation worked gallantly gal antly on the new law which bears the names of dawson of utah and millikin of colorado senator watkins R utah was one of the senate conferees and was instrumental in securing acceptance by the house of his amendment which opened east central utah lands withdrawn from mineral leasing lor for helium development where no interference with present op orations crat ions would develop the dept of interior oil and gas lease interests and the uranium mining group thus secured clarification of grout fi title e all finally joining birin forces for the passage of 1 ahe he b blu 1 while the lawyers are still figuring out all the angles an les and uncertainty still elix exists in the minds of many in the uranium mining industry as to just how to proceed many of the headaches are being overcome following is about as clear and concise a statement as has come out prepared by salt lake A attorney it t 0 clair M senior who to took k aey part art in the preparation of the multiple mineral development bill states it affects affect different groups of mining claims differently ferent ly depending almost entirely on when they were put on record and what steps were taken to protect title in anticipation of public law he says the new law validates mining claims located subsequent to dec 31 and prior to jan 1 1053 on lands not subject to location because they were covered by an outstanding tiling filing under the mineral leasing act of 1920 0 as supplemented and amended or because th they were known to be valuable for r one or more of the minerals covered by that act but to obtain the benefits of the new law owners of these claims must have posted and recorded cord ed an amended notice of location within days from aug 12 1053 before dec 10 1053 stating that it was filed filea to obtain the benefits of the new act an owner of a claim validated under this law need do nothing further to obtain the benefits of the law the new law however does not help the owner of a claim located before jan 1 I 1953 it if the c anva because of conflict with tit the mineral leasing act AM filing abild it if an amended notice of loc loca tion was not riot filed mid and recorded within the d day period period al lowed iii under der pill public law aw no under the new law the tile owner wrier of a mining claim locate located ill sub b sequent to dec 31 1952 and prior to fob feb 10 on oil lands covered by the mineral leasing act filing or known to be valuable tor for mineral leasing act mineral must post and record within days from au AUB 13 1084 1054 before dec 11 1951 1954 an amended notice of location stating that the notice Is tiled filed pursuant to the provisions provision of the new let and tor for the pui purpose of obtaining its benefits if the owner of thi claim has fins tiled filed a uranium lease application a or holds n uranium lease lease the owner must if he desires to rel rely on his mining location tile file w within thin that day period a withdrawal of the application or release of the lease with the must record the same if one posted a notice of application for a uranium lease after feb 9 1954 and has complied lied with the A k E C s circular q 7 requirements as to record recording hig the posted notice within 30 days and filing the lease application within 00 60 days after the recordation cor cord atlon dation the new act allow allows the party a 8 period of days in which to make a preferred mining location the law requires that anyone who exercises this right 0 of f preferred location within the 1201 day period must within 30 days after recording the notice or certificate of location file with the A E C a withdrawal of the uranium lease application or release of the uranium lease and must record that withdrawal or release mr senior said that in a number of instances persona persons who have made mining location locations since feb 9 1011 on lands within the mineral leasing act filing have not posted notices or application for uranium leases u under circular 7 because they did not recognize the invalidity of their mining claims or because they were interested in a mineral deposit other than fissionable source material in other instances parties who have posted notices oi of lease application in accordance with circular 7 have failed to make a timely recordation record atlon of such notice or have failed to make a time timely filing of a lease application WR with A E C A number of parties in these categories are depending for their rights upon being the first to file after the new act becomes effective in still other instances parties who appear to have the days andr under the law la y to protect their rights by amended locations or new prefer preference enco locations have been waiting to act as soon as the bill was sign signed edir they hope in this way to avoid any argument with any third person who might eck to obtain some adair tage by an intervening location |