[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR292.47]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 292_NATIONAL RECREATION AREAS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart F_Hells Canyon National Recreation Area_Federal Lands
 
Sec.  292.47  Mining activities.

    (a) Other Lands. The standards and guidelines of this section apply 
to mining activities in the Other Lands category of the HCNRA.
    (1) All mining activities are prohibited subject to valid existing 
rights as of December 31, 1975.
    (2) The impact of mining activities including, but not limited to, 
drilling and the development of ingress and egress routes, must be 
minimized and directed away from Wilderness Lands and Wild and Scenic 
Rivers to the extent practicable.
    (3) Mineral materials including, but not limited to common varieties 
of gravel, sand, or stone, may be used only within the HCNRA for the 
purpose of construction and maintenance of facilities including, but not 
limited to, roads, airfields, trails, and recreation developments.
    (4) Sources of mineral materials should be located outside the 
HCNRA. Sources for mineral materials that may be used to benefit the 
HCNRA may be located inside the HCNRA if the cost of obtaining the 
materials outside the HCNRA adds significantly to

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the costs of the materials, or the transportation of mineral materials 
from outside the HCNRA presents a safety hazard. When mineral materials 
are obtained from inside the HCNRA, the environmental effects at the 
source of extraction must be mitigated by site reclamation upon the 
termination of the extraction activity. Site reclamation may include 
contouring the land, re-establishing vegetation, and other measures 
deemed appropriate by the authorized officer to blend the site into the 
surrounding environment to the extent practicable. The HCNRA shall not 
be the source of mineral materials for use outside the HCNRA for 
projects that do not directly benefit the HCNRA.
    (b) Wilderness Lands and Wild and Scenic Rivers. The standards and 
guidelines of this section apply to mining activities in the Wilderness 
Lands and Wild and Scenic Rivers categories of the HCNRA.
    (1) The standards and guidelines for Other Lands in paragraphs 
(a)(1) and (2) of this section also apply to Wilderness Lands and Wild 
and Scenic Rivers.
    (2) Extraction of mineral materials is prohibited on Wilderness 
Lands and Wild and Scenic Rivers subject to valid existing rights.