Cadastres -- United States; Mineral resources conservation -- United States
O & C Lands: The Act of April 8, 1948 (62 Stat. 162) reopened the
revested Oregon and California Railroad and Reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon
Road Grant Lands to exploration, location, entry and disposition under
the United States Mining Laws, but imposed additional requirements
regarding the filing of location certificates, affidavits of annual
labor, use of timber, etc. See 43 C.F.R. 3821 for details.
Alaska Public Sale Act of August 30, 1949 (48 U.S.C. 364a–364e)
segregated for classification and sale certain lands, but reserved the
minerals for disposition under applicable law. Provided compensation to
the surface owner for damage. See 43 C.F.R. 3822.
National Forest Wilderness Areas are open to prospecting and mining
under existing laws until midnight, December 31, 1983 by which time they
shall be closed except for valid existing rights. Patents will be for
mineral only with title to the surface reserved to the United States,
subject to certain use to facilitate mining. See 43 C.F.R. 3823.
City of Prescott, Arizona Watershed: The Act of January 19, 1933 (16
U.S.C. 482a) restricted future mining locations to minerals only with
restricted use of the surface. See C.F.R. 3824.
Papago Indian Reservation, Arizona: The Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C.
461–479) as amended, restores from temporary withdrawal mineral location
and entry under the United States Mining Laws, but imposes additional
requirements for recording locations with the superintendent of the
reservation, payment of annual rental to the tribe and a fee in lieu of
the annual rental at time of patent. See 43 C.F.R. 3825.
National Park Service Areas: National parks and national monuments are,
as a general rule, closed to mining, but there are exceptions, subject
to special rules, regulations, and reservations in the patent. These
special areas are: Mt. McKinley National Park, Alaska (see 43 C.F.R.
3826.1); Olympic National Park, Washington (see 43 C.F.R. 3826.2); Death
Valley National Monument, California (see 43 C.F.R. 3826.3); Glacier Bay
National Monument, Alaska (see 43 C.F.R. 3826.4); Organ Pipe Cactus
National Monument, Arizona (see 43 C.F.R. 3826.5). The Act of September
28, 1976 (90 Stat. 1342, 16 U.S.C. 1901) prohibits further mining
locations in these national parks and monuments.
King Range National Conservation Area, California: Mining claims are not
prohibited, but those located after October 21, 1970 are subject to
strict regulations and inspection of all mining activity (see 43 C.F.R.
3827).
=1–25= Acquired Lands: Minerals on acquired lands are not generally open
to mineral entry. These minerals are possibly subject to leasing only
(see 43 C.F.R. 3500).
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