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Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Mar-24-1987
Cal. Coastal Comm'n v. Granite Rock Co. - 480 U.S. 572 (1987) U.S. Supreme Court Cal. Coastal Comm'n v. Granite Rock Co., 480 U.S. 572 (1987) California Coastal Comm'n v. Granite Rock Co. No. 86-1200 Argued December 2, 1986 Decided March 24, 1987 480 U.S. 572 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Syllabus The Mining Act of 1872 authorizes a private citizen to enter federal lands to explore for mineral deposits, to perfect a mining claim, and to secure a patent to the land by complying with the requirements of the Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. Appellee Granite Rock Co. holds unpatented mining claims on federally owned lands in a national forest located in California. In accordance with federal regulations, Granite Rock obtained approval from the Forest Service in 1981 of its 6-year plan for mining limestone on the lands, and began to mine shortly thereafter. In 1983, the California Coastal Commission (Commission), acting pursuant ...
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