Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms


Legislation Related to Mining and Minerals
Clean Air Act of 1970  ( US EPA )
Clean Air and Water Act Amendments of 1977  ( Cornell, LII )
Comprehensive Env. Response Comp., & Liability Act (CERCLA)  ( Cornell, LII )
Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980  ( NOAA - summary only )
Endangered Species Act of 1973  ( Cornell, LII )
Federal Land Policy & Management Act of 1976  ( Cornell, LII )
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977  ( MSHA )
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972   ( Cornell, LII )
Law of the Sea Treaty  ( Tufts University )
Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands  ( Cornell, LII )
Mining Law of 1872  ( Federal summaries )
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)  ( US EPA )
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953   ( FedLaw )
Resource Conservation & Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA)  ( EPA - summary only )
Submerged Lands Act of 1953  ( Cornell, LII )
Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act of 1986  ( Cornell, LII )
Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA)  ( US Office of Surface Mining )
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976  ( Cornell, LII )
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act, 1978   ( FedLaw )
Water Quality Act of 1987 ( Cornell, LII )