Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/1126

 94 STAT. 2404

PUBLIC LAW 96-487—DEC. 2, 1980

referred to in subparagraph (c)(2)(A)) as is equal to the time during which the Secretary failed to meet such deadline. (3) Any permit under this section shall include such reasonable conditions and stipulations as may be required by the Secretary. (d) APPLICATIONS FOR EXPLORATION PERMITS.—An application under subsection (b) shall contain— (1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the name of the claim, the date of location of the claim, the date of recordation of the claim, and the serial number assigned to such claim under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; and (3) evidence that the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(1) are met. Upon the Secretary's determination that the requirements of subsection (c) are met with respect to any claim, the Secretary shall issue an exploration permit for such claim not later than eighteen months after the date on which he receives the application under this subsection concerning such claim. (e) VALID MINERAL DISCOVERY.—

(1) If the holder of an unperfected mining claim for which an exploration permit was issued under this section notifies the Secretary before the expiration of such permit, that he has made a valid mineral discovery within the meaning of the mining laws of the United States on such claim, and if it is determined that such claim contains a valid mineral discovery, the holder of such claim shall be entitled to the issuance of a patent only to the minerals in such claim pursuant to the mining laws of the United States, together with a right to use so much of the surface of the lands on such claim as may be necessary for mining and milling purposes, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Secretary may prescribe for general application to mining and milling activities within the National Forest System. (2) Any unperfected claim for which an exploration permit under this section was issued shall be conclusively presumed to be abandoned and shall be void upon expiration of such permit unless the owner of such claim has notified the Secretary in writing as provided in paragraph (e)(D. (f) LEASES FOR MILLING PURPOSES.—

Termination.

(1) The Secretary may issue leases (and necessary associated permits) on lands under the jurisdiction (including lands within any conservation system unit) at fair market value for use for mining or milling purposes in connection with the milling of minerals from any valid mining claim situated within the Misty Fjords or Admiralty Island National Monuments. (2) A lease may be issued under this subsection if the Secretary determines— (A) that the use of the site to be leased will not cause irreparable harm to the Monument; and (B) that the use of such leased area for such purposes will cause less environmental harm than the use of any other reasonably available location. (3) A lease under this subsection shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary. (4) A lease Under this subsection shall terminate— (A) at such time as the mineral deposit is exhausted; or

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