30 U.S.C. § 708 : Mineral Lands And Mining — Conveyances To Occupants Of Unpatented Mining Claims — Assignments; Succession Date: 14 Dec 2016 TEXT PDF Rights and privileges to qualify as an applicant under this chapter shall not be assignable, but may pass through devise or descent. (Pub. L. 87–851, § 8, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1128.)