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<br /> <br />Paragraph 611) was intended to remove common types of sand, <br />gravel and stone from the coverage of the mining laws, under <br />which they served as a basis for claims to land patents, and <br />to place the disposition of such materials under the Materials <br />Act of 1947, 61 Stat 681, 30 USC paragraph 601, which provides <br />for the sale of such materials without disposing of the land <br />on which they are foµnd." <br />Further at Page 176: <br />"Thus we read 30 USC paragraph 611, passed in 1955, as <br />removing from the coverage of the mining laws `common <br />varieties' of building stone, but leaving 30 USC paragraph <br />161, the 1892 Act, entirely effective as to building stone <br />that has `some property giving it distinct and special value' <br />(expressly excluded under paragraph 611)." <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Robert Delaney #1372 <br />Attorney for Mid-Cont nt <br />Resources, Inc. and Pitkin <br />iron Corporation <br />P. O. Drawer 790 <br />Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 <br />(303) 945-6546 <br />9 <br />