§ 482a. — Mining rights in Prescott National Forest.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC482a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 482a. Mining rights in Prescott National Forest
On and after January 19, 1933, mining locations made under the
United States mining laws upon lands within the municipal watershed of
the city of Prescott, within the Prescott National Forest in the State
of Arizona, specifically described as the west half southwest quarter
section 13; south half section 14; southeast quarter, and east half
southwest quarter section 15; east half, and south half southwest
quarter section 22; all of section 23; west half section 24; all of
sections 26 and 27; north half north half section 34; and north half
north half section 35, township 13 north, range 2 west, Gila and Salt
River Base and meridian, an area of three thousand six hundred acres,
more or less, shall confer on the locator the right to occupy and use so
much of the surface of the land covered by the location as may be
reasonably necessary to carry on prospecting and mining, including the
taking of mineral deposits and timber required by or in the mining
operations, and no permit shall be required or charge made for such use
or occupancy: Provided, however, That the cutting and removal of timber,
except where clearing is necessary in connection with mining operations
or to provide space for buildings or structures used in connection with
mining operations, shall be conducted in accordance with the rules for
timber cutting on adjoining national-forest land, and no use of the
surface of the claim or the resources therefrom not reasonably required
for carrying on mining and prospecting shall be allowed except under the
national forest rules and regulations, nor shall the locator prevent or
obstruct other occupancy of the surface or use of surface resources
under authority of national-forest regulations, or permits issued
thereunder, if such occupancy or use is not in conflict with mineral
development.
On and after January 19, 1933, all patents issued under the United
States mining laws affecting lands within the municipal watershed of the
city of Prescott, within the Prescott National Forest, in the State of
Arizona, shall convey title to the mineral deposits within the claim,
together with the right to cut and remove so much of the mature timber
therefrom as may be needed in extracting and removing the mineral
deposits, if the timber is cut under sound principles of forest
management as defined by the national-forest rules and regulations, but
each patent shall reserve to the United States all title in or to the
surface of the lands and products thereof, and no use of the surface of
the claim or the resources therefrom not reasonably required for
carrying on mining or prospecting shall be allowed except under the
rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture.
Valid mining claims within the municipal watershed of the city of
Prescott, within the Prescott National Forest in the State of Arizona,
existing on January 19, 1933, and thereafter maintained in compliance
with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State
of Arizona, may be perfected under this section, or under the laws under
which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire.
(Jan. 19, 1933, ch. 12, Secs. 1-3, 47 Stat. 771.)
References in Text
The United States mining laws, referred to in text, are classified
generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
