30 U.S.C. § 274 : US Code - Section 274: Lands containing coal or other minerals

Search 30 U.S.C. § 274 : US Code - Section 274: Lands containing coal or other minerals

Prospecting permits or leases may be issued in the discretion of
the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of this
subchapter for deposits of sulphur in public lands also containing
coal or other minerals on condition that such other deposits be
reserved to the United States for disposal under applicable laws.