KDT1970 wrote:
1. Is there an easy way to stake a claim on a mine?
2. even if you have no plans to mine it.
3. Or even buy a small piece of land with a mine on it.
There is a mine in Lower dry canyon I would like to acquire.
Covered in MU threads:
and
1. Yes, but easy is relative... First step is to find whether someone else has already filed on the mine you are interested in:
Use this to begin your search:
Then follow these instructions to stake your claim:
OR
2. Once claimed, a mine claim on BLM or USFS administered lands need not be mined, but an annual fee needs to be sent or a proof of annual labor filing
needs to be filed. Historically, annual labor meant improving or working on the mine, but it has been explanded in modern times to include costs of assays, surveys, etc. while one
reviews and explores for mineralization. Once claimed, as long as you are performing annual labor of $100 or more per year, and file those proofs of labor, you are allowed to continue holding the claim.
3. Buying land with a mine on it requires you first to identify the property owner, then approach him/her with an offer.
If you know the physical location of a mine you're interested in, go to the county recorder of the county in which it is located. The CR is located in the County seat city of the county
Salt Lake = Salt Lake 2001 S. State St #N1600 SLC,UT 84190 http://slcorecorder.siredocs.com/Rec...spx?brchk=true
Tooele= Tooele Tooele County Recorder 47 S. Main St., Room 213 Tooele, UT 84074 Telephone: (435) 843-3180
Fax: (435) 843-3276 http://www.co.tooele.ut.us/recorder.htm
Juab= Nephi 160 N Main Nephi, UT 84648 http://www.co.juab.ut.us/County/Recorder/Index.html
Utah= Provo 100 E Center Street Suite 1300 Provo, Utah 84606 http://www.utahcountyonline.org/Coun...ords/index.asp
Summit=Coalville 60 N. Main Street | Coalville, Utah 84017 http://www.summitcounty.org/recorder/index.php
1. Is there an easy way to stake a claim on a mine?
2. even if you have no plans to mine it.
3. Or even buy a small piece of land with a mine on it.
There is a mine in Lower dry canyon I would like to acquire.
Covered in MU threads:
and
1. Yes, but easy is relative... First step is to find whether someone else has already filed on the mine you are interested in:
Use this to begin your search:
Then follow these instructions to stake your claim:
OR
2. Once claimed, a mine claim on BLM or USFS administered lands need not be mined, but an annual fee needs to be sent or a proof of annual labor filing
needs to be filed. Historically, annual labor meant improving or working on the mine, but it has been explanded in modern times to include costs of assays, surveys, etc. while one
reviews and explores for mineralization. Once claimed, as long as you are performing annual labor of $100 or more per year, and file those proofs of labor, you are allowed to continue holding the claim.
3. Buying land with a mine on it requires you first to identify the property owner, then approach him/her with an offer.
If you know the physical location of a mine you're interested in, go to the county recorder of the county in which it is located. The CR is located in the County seat city of the county
Salt Lake = Salt Lake 2001 S. State St #N1600 SLC,UT 84190 http://slcorecorder.siredocs.com/Rec...spx?brchk=true
Tooele= Tooele Tooele County Recorder 47 S. Main St., Room 213 Tooele, UT 84074 Telephone: (435) 843-3180
Fax: (435) 843-3276 http://www.co.tooele.ut.us/recorder.htm
Juab= Nephi 160 N Main Nephi, UT 84648 http://www.co.juab.ut.us/County/Recorder/Index.html
Utah= Provo 100 E Center Street Suite 1300 Provo, Utah 84606 http://www.utahcountyonline.org/Coun...ords/index.asp
Summit=Coalville 60 N. Main Street | Coalville, Utah 84017 http://www.summitcounty.org/recorder/index.php
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