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Section 69-3-22 - [Size of placer mining claims.]

NM Stat § 69-3-22 (2019) (N/A)
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The size of the claim or claims to be located under Sections 69-3-19 to 69-3-21 NMSA 1978 [repealed], and the amount of annual assessment work to be done thereon in order to hold possession of and secure patent to the same shall be the same as provided by Revised Statutes of the United States.

History: Laws 1909, ch. 65, § 4; Code 1915, § 3462; C.S. 1929, § 88-118; 1941 Comp., § 67-216; 1953 Comp., § 63-2-16.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Sections 69-3-19 to 69-3-21 NMSA 1978 were repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 310, § 7, effective May 20, 1981.

Cross references. — For provisions of the Revised Statutes of the United States, see 30 U.S.C. §§ 26, 27, 28, 28b, 29 to 35.

Law reviews. — For note, "New Mexico Statute Eliminates Previous Mining Law Discovery Work Requirements," see 22 Nat. Resources J. 433 (1982).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 53A Am. Jur. 2d Mines and Minerals § 45.

58 C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 44, 67 to 77.

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