§ 482n. — Coconino National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC482n]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 482n. Coconino National Forest; mining rights; protection
of scenic values
On and after May 24, 1949, mining locations made under the mining
laws of the United States within the following-described lands within
the Coconino National Forest, Coconino County, Arizona: Sections 14, 15,
19, 20, 22, 27, 28, 29, 34, of township 19 north, range 6 east; and
sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33, and 34 of township
18 north, range 6 east; and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, southeast quarter of
section 8, sections 9, 10, 11, and 12, of township 17 north, range 6
east; Gila and Salt River base and meridian, 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,
mining, and beneficiation of ores including the taking of mineral
deposits and timber required by or in the mining and ore reducing
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.
(May 24, 1949, ch. 136, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 75.)
References in Text
The mining laws of the United States, referred to in text, are
classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 482n-2, 482n-3 of this
title.
