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" 6 .. b. Holders of unpatented mlnlnq claims validly established on any National Forest Wilderness prior to inclusion of such unit in the National Wilderness Preservation System shall be accorded the riqhts provided by the United States mininq laws as then applicable to the National Forest land involved. Persons locating mininq claims in any unit of National Forest Wilderness on or after the date on which the said unit l'las included in the tlational Wilderness Preservation System shall be accorded the rights pro- vided ~y the United States mininq laws as anplicable to the National Forest land involved and subject to provisions specified in the establishinn lenislation. All claimants sball comrly with reasonable conditions nrescribed by the Chief, Forest Service, for the nrotection of r~ational Forest resources in accordance with the "eneral purposes of maintaining the National Wilderness Preservation Svstem unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness and so as to nrovide for the preserva- tion of its wilderness character; and a performance bond may be required. J (1) Prior to commencinq oneration or develool7ient of any mininf] claim, or to cuttinq timber thereon, mininQ claimants shall file written notice in the office of the Forest Sunervisor or District Ranner havina jurisdiction over the land involved. Unless within 20 days after such notice is Qiven the Forest Service requires the claimant to furnish operatinq plans or to accent a pe~lit noverning such operations, he may commence operation, development, or timher cutting. (2) No c1aimant shall construct roads across r!ational Forest Wilderness unless authorized by the Forest Service. Appli- cation to construct a road to a mininn claim shall be filed \1ith the Forest Service and shall be accomranied by a rlat sho~tin('l the location of the proposed road and by a descrip- tion of the type and standard of the road. The Chief, Forest Service, shall, when arrrorriate, authorize construction of the road as nronosed or shall require such channes in location and tvpe and standard of construction as are neces- sary to safeGuard the National Forest resources, includinq wilderness values, consistent with the u!€ of the land for mineral location, exploration, develornJent, drillinq, and production and for transmission lines, waterlines, telerhone lines, and nrocessinq operations, includinq, where essential, the use of mechanical transport, aircraft or motorized equip- ment. (3) Claif11ants shall cut timber on mining claims ~Iithin I!ational Forest Wilderness onlv for the actual development of the clai", or uses reasonahlv incident thereto. rmv severance or removal of timber, other than severance or removal to