Mining claims can be located for minerals reserved under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916 (SRHA). Mining activities are permitted only on those mining claims that can show proof of discovery either (1) by December 31, 1983, or (2) on the date of designation as wilderness by Congress. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System are withdrawn from mining claim location at the time of designation by Congress. There is usually a ¼-mile buffer zone withdrawn from location of mining claims on either side of a river while the river is being studied for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic River System. Withdrawn by Congress for study as a Wild and Scenic River.Designated as a wild portion of a Wild and Scenic River or.Designated by Congress as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Mining claims and sites may not be located on land that has been: Land withdrawn for power development may be subject to mineral entry and claim location only under certain conditions. Wildlife protection areas managed by the U.S.Various types of reclamation projects under the Bureau of Reclamation.These areas are said to be "withdrawn" from mineral entry.Īreas withdrawn from location of mining claims and sites include: Claims may not be located in areas closed to mineral entry by a special act of Congress, regulation, or public land order. You may prospect and locate claims and sites on public and NFS land open to mineral entry. Mining claims can be located on open public land administered by another federal agency (most commonly on Forest Service land). Mining claims cannot be staked on acquired minerals a prospecting permit () is required to prospect for acquired minerals.
Reconveyed minerals are considered public domain minerals under the mining laws. Only public domain minerals are locatable minerals (those minerals that have never left federal ownership). The BLM is responsible for the subsurface on both public and NFS land. In these states, the BLM manages the surface of public land and the Forest Service manages the surface of National Forest System (NFS) land. These states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. There are Federally-administered lands in 19 states where you may locate a mining claim or site. LOCATING A MINING CLAIM Where Can a Claim be Located?
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