§482h–1 Protection of Scenic Values of Forest

Summary

Starting June 11, 1946, if someone makes a mining claim under U.S. mining laws on the listed lands in the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona, that person may use and occupy as much of the surface as is reasonably needed for prospecting, mining, and processing ore. The lands covered are: sections 25, 26, 35, 36 and the east half of 34 in township 11 south, range 15 east; sections 30–33 and the west half of 29 in township 11 south, range 16 east; sections 1–3 in township 12 south, range 15 east; and sections 3–10, 15, 16, the west halves of 11 and 14, and the NW quarter of 23 in township 12 south, range 16 east (Gila and Salt River meridian). No permit or fee is required for that surface use, and timber needed for mining may be taken. Cutting timber that is not needed for mining or buildings must follow the same rules as adjoining national-forest land. Any other use of the surface or its resources must follow national-forest rules and permits, and the claimant cannot block others’ allowed use of the surface unless it conflicts with mineral development.