United States mining law
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United States mining law is the body of federal and state statutes and regulations that governs the exploration, extraction, and reclamation of mineral resources on U.S. lands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States federal mining laws | 2 |
| United States federal mining law | 1 |
| United States mining law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12057124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States mining law Context triple: [SMCRA, category, United States mining law]
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A.
Nevada state mining law
Nevada state mining law is the body of state-level statutes and regulations that governs the exploration, development, and operation of mineral resources within Nevada’s mining districts.
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B.
Indian Mineral Leasing Act
The Indian Mineral Leasing Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the leasing and development of mineral resources on Native American tribal lands, outlining terms for royalties, management, and oversight.
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C.
Mining Law of 1866
The Mining Law of 1866 was the first federal statute in the United States to recognize and regulate miners’ rights to explore for and develop mineral resources on public lands, laying the groundwork for later mining legislation.
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D.
Mineral Leasing Act
The Mineral Leasing Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the leasing and development of publicly owned mineral resources such as oil, gas, coal, and other fuels on federal lands.
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E.
General Mining Act of 1872 for certain minerals on federal lands
The General Mining Act of 1872 is a U.S. federal law that opened public lands to hardrock mineral exploration and claim-staking with minimal government oversight or royalties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States mining law Target entity description: United States mining law is the body of federal and state statutes and regulations that governs the exploration, extraction, and reclamation of mineral resources on U.S. lands.
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A.
Nevada state mining law
Nevada state mining law is the body of state-level statutes and regulations that governs the exploration, development, and operation of mineral resources within Nevada’s mining districts.
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B.
Indian Mineral Leasing Act
The Indian Mineral Leasing Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the leasing and development of mineral resources on Native American tribal lands, outlining terms for royalties, management, and oversight.
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C.
Mining Law of 1866
The Mining Law of 1866 was the first federal statute in the United States to recognize and regulate miners’ rights to explore for and develop mineral resources on public lands, laying the groundwork for later mining legislation.
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D.
Mineral Leasing Act
The Mineral Leasing Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the leasing and development of publicly owned mineral resources such as oil, gas, coal, and other fuels on federal lands.
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E.
General Mining Act of 1872 for certain minerals on federal lands
The General Mining Act of 1872 is a U.S. federal law that opened public lands to hardrock mineral exploration and claim-staking with minimal government oversight or royalties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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