ELR Citation: ELR 20535
No(s). 85-2834 (9th Cir. Mar 3, 1987)

The court holds that 22 mining claims within the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve held pursuant to the Mining Law of 1872 were void ab initio and withdrawn from mineral entry when the game preserve was created. The court holds that because the law creating the preserve does not directly address t...