Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ... MINING LAW OF MEXICO. CHAPTER I. Op Mining Ownership And Its Conditions. Art. 1. The following belong directly to the nation and are subject to the provisions of this law: I. The products of all the inorganic substances which, oc curring in either vertical or horizontal veins or in masses of whatever form, make up deposits whose composition is distinct from that of the rocks of the earth, such as deposits of gold, platinum, silver, copper, iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, lead, mercury, tin, chromium, antimony, zinc and bismuth; deposits of sulphur, arsenic and tellurium; deposits of rock salt and of precious stones. II. Placers of gold and of platinum.1 Art. 2. The following belong exclusively to the owner of the soil: I. The products or deposits of combustible minerals of all forms and varieties. II. The products or deposits of bituminous materials. III. The products or deposits of salts which are collected on the surface. IV. The springs of surface and subterranean waters, subject to the provisions of the common law and of the special laws regarding waters and without prejudice to the provisions of Article 9. V. The rocks of the earth and the materials of the soil such as slate, porphyry, basalt and calcium carbonate and soils, sands and clays. VI. Bog and float iron ore, placer tin and ochres. Art. 3. The provisions of the Civil Code of the Federal District relative to ownership and its various subdivisions are applicable to the system of ownership of mining property as to everything not specifically covered by this Law.2 i See Articles 7, 70, 102. * Articles 729 to 821 of the Civil Code of the Federal District. See Handbook of Mexican Law, pages 26 and 27. 1 Art. 4. The unit of mining ownership is called a pertenencia* and is a...
