CHAPTER 14 URANIUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

• Jurisdiction: United States

Uranium Exploration and Development
(Nov 1976)
CHAPTER 14
URANIUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
MRS. SYLVIA J. SITZMAN
DAWSON, NAGEL, SHERMAN & HOWARD
DENVER, COLORADO

CREDITS

Portions of this bibliography were reprinted from:

Appendix, Bryan, R. N. (compiler), open-file reports based on talks given at the U. S. Geological Survey Uranium and Thorium Research and Resource Conference, Dec. 8-10, 1975, Golden, Colorado.

Appendix A, In Situ Leaching Bibliography Part I, Larson, W. C., and Dandrea, D. V. (compilers), Twin Cities Mining Research Center, U. S. Bureau of Mines, April 6, 1976.

Exploration for Uranium Part I, Saum, N. M., and Link, J. M., by permission of the Colorado School of Mines. (Colorado School of Mines Mineral Industries Bull., v. 12, no. 4, July 1969, copyright 1969 by Colorado School of Mines).

Nuclear Raw Materials, a Selected Bibliography, U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Technical Information Center, Grand Junction, Colorado.

Open-File Reports April 1972 to Present, U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration, Grand Junction Office, Colorado.

The Extractive Metallurgy of Uranium, Merritt, R. C., by permission of the Colorado School of Mines. (Copyright 1971 by Colorado School of Mines Research Institute and assigned to the General Manager of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission).

In addition, I would like to thank a number of persons for their valuable and cheerful assistance with this project:

Dr. George T. Merideth, Professor Emeritus, Colorado School of Mines

Mr. Jon Raese, Director, Publications, Colorado School of Mines

Mr. Thomas E. Root, Western Nuclear, Inc.

Mr. Philip B. Mudgett, Deputy Chief, Branch of Uranium and Thorium Resources, U.S.G.S.

Office of Public Affairs, ERDA Grand Junction Office

Dawson, Nagel, Sherman and Howard

Miss Laurie Loshaek, Librarian

Miss Pam Backlund, Word Processing Center

Miss Ginger Wehler, Secretary

TABLE OF CONTENTSLEGAL LITERATURE 1

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

SYNOPSIS

Exploration for Uranium

Geology, Marketing and Reserves

In Situ Leaching

Radiation Protection and Waste Management

United States Uranium Milling Plants

RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND OTHER SOURCES

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LEGAL LITERATURE

Adoue, J. P., Howell, B. R., and Simmons, D. L., 1955, Mineral laws of the State of Texas in relation to fissionable materials: 7 Baylor L. Rev. 247, Summer.

Anderson, H. R., 1967, Acquiring rights to minerals associated with or contained in oil shale: 13 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 233.

Ary, T. S., and Morgan, P. J., 1969, Problem of access to public domain, state and fee lands "from shotguns to the courthouse": 15 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 48.

Atomic energy, 1967, ABA Min. & Nat. Res. Sect. 1.

Bate, R. H., 1972, Mineral exceptions and reservations in federal public land patents: 17 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 325.

Beverly, R. G., 1969, Development and legislation of environmental regulations for mining: 15 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 163.

Bloomenthal, H. S., 1955, Multiple mineral development on the public domain: 9 Wyo. L.J. 139.

Brimmer, C. A., 1970, The rancher's subservient surface estate: 5 Land & Water L. Rev. 49.

Brothers, D. L., 1967, Survey of the laws regarding the development of mineral resources of Canada's dynamic province of British Columbia: 13 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 25.

Brown, E. A., 1958, Recent developments in the law of oil and gas— acquisitions and transfers: 4 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 1.

Cannon, P. B., 1956, Uranium prospecting: 2 Prac. Law 69, May.

Clark, C. E., 1955, Uranium problems: 18 Tex. B. J. 505, Summer.

Conrace, J. E. C., 1954, Bureau of Land Management and uranium: 9 Wyo. L.J. 15-24, Fall.

Davis, H., 1955, Introduction to uranium mining: 26 Okla. B. A. J. 1639, Oct. 29.

Davison, R. P., 1958a, Developments under the general mining laws affecting the uranium mining industry: ABA Sect. M & N R L 93.

------- 1958b, The uranium lease: 4 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 181.

Deeds—reservation of "all oil, gas and minerals" includes uranium [New Mexico & Ariz. Land Co. v. Elkins, 137 F. Supp. 767]: 34 Tex. L. Rev. 1102, Oct. 1956.

Deering, F. A., Jr., 1962, Multiple use problems of operators both on and off the public domain: 7 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 541.

Discovery—scientific discovery of uranium ore [Dallas v. Fitzsimmons (Colo.), 323 P.2d 274]: 35 Dicta 208, May-June 1958.

Driscoll, R. E., Jr., 1962, Present application of the doctrine of extralateral rights, with special reference to uranium and other "new" minerals: 7 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 337.

Dufford, D. J., 1965, Royalty provisions of hard mineral leases: 10 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 401.

Dufford, D. J., and Turner, W. L., 1955, Examining titles of unpatented lode mining claims: 27 Rocky Mtn. L. Rev. 397.

Duty of a uranium miner to support the surface estate: 10 Wyo. L.J. 239, Spring, 1956.

Edwards, H. L., 1972, Federal hard mineral leasing practices under existing law: 17 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 281.

Elliott, N., 1955, New forty-niners: uranium vs. oil and gas on the public domain: 28 So. Calif. L. Rev. 147-156, Fall.

Faulkner, R. L., 1969, Uranium supply and demand: 11 Atomic Energy L.J. 131.

Fiske, T. N., 1969, Pedis possessio— modern use of an old concept: 15 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 181.

Foster, W. M., 1971, Minerals and allied substances available for leasing or similar disposal: Institute on Fed. Mineral Leasing, Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Found.

Greene, J. T., 1956, Conveyancing problems in uranium mining rights: 5 Utah L. Rev. 29, Spring.

Groves, J. K., 1967, Uranium revisited: 13 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 87.

Haskell, F. K., 1955, Federal income taxation of the uranium industry: 27 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 469.

Henshaw, P. C., 1958, Profit possibilities in the mining and milling of uranium: ABA Sect. M & N R L 12.

Holbrook, R., 1955, Legal obstacles to uranium development: 1 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 325.

Hoskin, G. K., 1973, Drilling and mining development contracts: 18 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 333.

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Howard, C. C., 1976, Uranium sales contracts: 22 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. ____.

Impact of the "uranium boom" on mining law: 4 Utah L. Rev. 239-259, Fall 1954.

Johnson, W. E., 1970, AEC uranium policies: 12 Atomic Energy L.J. 263.

Kirgis, F. L., 1956, Mineral reservations of railroads and local government bodies: 2 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 1.

Krakover, A. S., 1955, Tax aspects of uranium mining: 9 Wyo. L.J. 189.

Ladendorff, G. H., 1961, Enlarging prediscovery rights of mineral locators: 6 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 1.

Land quality: the regulation of surface mining reclamation in Wyoming: 9 Land & Water L. Rev. 97, 1974.

Lange, F. A., 1969, Does the phrase "oil, gas and other minerals" in a mineral lease include uranium?: 2 Nat. Res. Law 360.

Lewis, L. J., and Rooker, C. K., 1966, Domestic uranium procurement— history and problems: 1 Land & Water L. Rev. 449.

Livingston, W. S., 1968, Acquiring interests in synthetic fuel sources and other solid minerals: 9 Natl. Inst. for Pet. Landmen 65, Sw Legal Fdn.

Lohf, E. W., 1955, Regulation in western states of issuance of mining securities: 9 Wyo. L.J. 170.

Martz, C. O., 1955, Pick and shovel mining laws in an atomic age: a case for reform: 27 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 375.

Melich, M., 1955, Some interesting sidelights in the development of the uranium industry: 27 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 451.

Mining—the marketability test and the prudent man test—building stone as a common variety mineral, Coleman v. United States: 2 Land & Water L. Rev. 365, 1967.

Mock, H. B., 1962, Marketability as a test of discovery under the federal mining laws: 7 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 263.

Moran, R. L., 1958, Mineral discovery and geophysical instruments: 4 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 103.

Nelson, W. H., 1955, Mining and marketing the uranium: 27 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 482.

Olson, K. R., 1972, New frontiers in pedis possessio: MacGuire v. Sturgis: 7 Land & Water L. Rev. 367.

Palmer, R. S., 1955, Acquisition of uranium mining rights: 32 Dicta 167, May-June.

Parcel, R. L., 1974, Selected royalty problems of standard mining lease forms: 19 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 367.

Patton, J. J., 1973, Recent changes in the correlative rights of surface and mineral owners: 18 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 19.

Peterson, R. E., 1976, The uranium royalty provision: its evolution, present complexity and future uncertainty: 22 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. ____.

Public lands-government's exploration activities on individually owned uranium mining claims held to satisfy requirement for annual development work [Simmons v. Muir (Wyo.), 291 P.2d 810]: 34 Tex. L. Rev. 950, June 1956.

Real property: construction of deeds: reservation of "oil, gas and minerals" includes uranium ores [New Mexico & Ariz. Land Co. v. Elkins, 137 F. Supp. 767]: 3 UCLA L. Rev. 612, June 1956.

Regulation of open cut mining in Wyoming: 5 Land & Water L. Rev. 449, 1970.

Robberson, R. T., 1969, Mining operating agreements—evolution of an infant: 10 Natl. Inst. Pet. Landmen 249.

Root, T. E., 1976, Legal aspects of solution mining and processing methods: 22 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. ____.

Sherwood, D. H., and Greer, G. L., 1968, Mining law in a nuclear age: the Wyoming example— parts I and II: 3 Land & Water L. Rev. 1, 319 (Part II repub. in 6 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Rev. 43).

-------- 1969, Possessory interests in Wyoming mining claims: 4 Land & Water L. Rev. 337.

Smith, L. N., 1966, Leaching processes of mineral recovery—legal considerations: 11 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 169.

Stockmar, T. P., 1967, Acquisition of rights under the Mineral Leasing Act in minerals other than oil and gas: 8 Natl. Inst. Pet. Landmen 139.

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Strong, K. D., and Martin, W. O., 1955, The uranium mining lease: 27 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 425 [1955], 4 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Rev. 107 [1967].

U.S. Congress, 1970, Uranium enrichment pricing criteria: Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, U.S. GPO, 251 p.

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