GENERAL41570

• Permit No: M2002003
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 2/19/2002
• From: TOPAZ MOUNTAIN GEM MINE
• To: SOUTH PARK RANGER DISTRICT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

90 days of staking the claim on the ground.
However, some States require eazlier filings, such
as within 60 days or 30 days, Other States have
different dmefiames for different types of claims.
Location notices contain the following basic
information: (1) the date of location on the
ground, (2) the name of the locator(s), (3) the
name of the claim or site, (4) the type of claim.or
site, (5) the acreage claimed, and (6) a descrip-
tion of the parcel on the ground. The description
maybe either a legal description (by parts of the
section, township, range, and meridian) or a
metes and bounds survey (connection of comers
by distance and direction). For mining claims,
metes and bounds surveys are tied to the discov-
ery point The discovery point should be tied to
some well-known, permanent object. Examples
of permanent objects include an existing
cadastral survey monument, a bench manic, a
bridge, a fork of a stream, or a road intersection.
Local printing companies, office supply stores,
stationery stores, and BLM offices are possible
sources for obtaining location notice and certifi-
cate forms.
$~: The Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (FT.PMA) requires claimants to
file a copy of the official record of the notice or.
certificate of location with the BLM. This
includes any amendments (i.e., changes) in claim
boundaries and any changes in ownership.
FLPMA (Sec. 314) also requires a map of the
claim/site boundaries to be filed with the BLM.
Other documents filed under State law must also
accompany the wpy of the official record filed
with the BLM. Even if State law does not require
recordation, the owner must file proper docu-
ments with the BLM. Federal recording regula-
tions, 43 CFR 3833, specify the information
required. These requirements may be obtained
from BLM State or District Offices. There is a
$10 nonrefundable service charge to record each
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new location. The BLM considers a claim or site
abandoned and void if the claimant fails to rewrd
with the BLM within the prescribed period. The
timeframe for filing is within 90 days from the
date of Location or date of change. Use a separate
location notice for each claim/site or the claim
will be deemed abandoned.
Amendments and Transfers of 7ntrrest;
.~( Interest in a properly recorded mining claim or
site maybe transferred in its entirety or in part.
• ~~ Generally, a quitclaim deed or other type of
• recordable conveyance document (this is gov-
erred by State law) is needed for this transfer of
interest. An amended location notice is proper to
show changes in the description of a claim or site
but is not proper for a transfer of ownership. An
amended location notice may accompany the
quitclaim deed. File transfer and amendment
documents with the proper county office and
BLM STATE OFFICE. File transfer documents
within 60 days after the transfer. The BLM has a
$5 nonrefundable service charge to file amend-
ments and transfers of ownership for each claim
or site. Failure to file these documents, in the
case of any action or contest initiated by the
United States, rrsulis in no notification and no
defense against.failure to be properly served.
Abandonment or ReliByuishment;
Upon abandonment of a claim or site or relin-
quishment to the Federal Government, file a
notice with the proper county office and the BLM
STATE OFFICE. No particular form is required;
a letter is acceptable. Be sure to include the
claim or site name and the BLM serial number.
There is no charee to file these documents.
THE PROPER BLM STATE OFFICE IS
THE ONLY OFFICIAL FILING OFFICE
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
except for the BLM Fairbanks Support Center in
Alaska, which is an acceptable fdng office (see
Figure 3). See Figure 4 for filing fees.
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