30 U.S.C. § 49b : US Code - Section 49B: Mining laws relating to placer claims extended to Alaska

Search 30 U.S.C. § 49b : US Code - Section 49B: Mining laws relating to placer claims extended to Alaska

The general mining laws of the United States so far as they are
applicable to placer-mining claims, as prior to May 4, 1934,
extended to the Territory of Alaska, are declared to be in full
force and effect in said Territory: Provided, That nothing herein
shall be held to change or affect the rights acquired by locators
or owners of placer-mining claims prior to May 4, 1934, located in
said Territory under act August 1, 1912 (37 Stat. 242, 243) and
amendatory act March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1118).