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When researching mineral claims, it is helpful to know when mines were formed and where they were located in the state where an ancestor lived so that the researcher will have an idea as to whether or not the ancestor may have filed a mineral claim. It also adds to the history of ancestors as we learn more of why they moved to certain areas. One of the easiest ways to learn this information is to "google" a phrase such as "mining in ___(the state of interest)" | When researching mineral claims, it is helpful to know when mines were formed and where they were located in the state where an ancestor lived so that the researcher will have an idea as to whether or not the ancestor may have filed a mineral claim. It also adds to the history of ancestors as we learn more of why they moved to certain areas. One of the easiest ways to learn this information is to "google" a phrase such as "mining in ___(the state of interest)" | ||
Mineral land claims and applications are found in the National Archives and are usually within the case files. To learn more about how to obtain the information for ordering these case files, see the wiki article entitled: [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|"Obtaining the Case Files"]] (United States - Land and Property - The Land Acquisition Process - Federal Land) | Mineral land claims and applications are found in the National Archives and are usually within the case files. To learn more about how to obtain the information for ordering these case files, see the wiki article entitled: [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)|"Obtaining the Case Files"]] (United States - Land and Property - The Land Acquisition Process - Federal Land) | ||
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TOP NATURAL GAS PRODUCING STATES: Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Colorado, Alaska, Utah, Kansas, California, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Montana, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi. <ref>Fedstats, USA.gov Department of Energy [http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/experts/natgastop10.htm ''U.S. Energy Information Administration Independent Statistics and Analysis''] 2007</ref><br> | TOP NATURAL GAS PRODUCING STATES: Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Colorado, Alaska, Utah, Kansas, California, Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Montana, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi. <ref>Fedstats, USA.gov Department of Energy [http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/experts/natgastop10.htm ''U.S. Energy Information Administration Independent Statistics and Analysis''] 2007</ref><br> | ||
==== Important Dates in Mining History ==== | |||
*1785 The government created a Land Ordinance which specified that one-third of all mineral lands were to be reserved for the United States. | |||
*1807 Legislation provided for leasing of the mineral lands held by the government. | |||
*1848 First Coal miner's union formed in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania | |||
*1848 California gold rush | |||
*1864 Coal land claims were separated from other mineral lands.<ref name="Hone" /> | |||
*1866 The government Act of 26 July 1866 provided for mining claimants to be able to obtain a patent for their mineral lands. The requirements for a patent for lode claims were that the claimant must have made a significant amount of improvement on the claim and must pay a certain amount per acre. By 1870, this included placer claims.<ref name="Hone"> | |||
*1872 The General Mining Law was established which defined mineral lands as those which held "any valuable minerals." | |||
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