ELR Citation: ELR 20457
No(s). 78-1815 (U.S. Jun 2, 1980)

Affirming the decision of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 9 ELR 20530, the Supreme Court upholds the validity of oil shale claims located prior to the passage of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. Under the general mining law of 1872, citizens could obtain title to land on which "valuable mineral ...