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Forest Service: For infomtation regarding <br />Federal land within the National Forest System <br />and Forest Service surface management regula- <br />tions (36 CFR 228[A]), contact the appropriate <br />Forest Service Regional or local Ranger District <br />Office. Forest Service Regional Office locations <br />aze also listed at the back of this pamphlet. <br />State: Informaflon on State and local require- <br />ments and cooperative agreements between the <br />State, the BLM, and the Forest Service maybe . <br />obtained at local BLM and Forest Service offices. <br />Otherwise, contact the appropriate State or local <br />agency. <br />Geology and Minerals, Topographic Maps, <br />and Mining Technology <br />U.S. Geological SurYev: The Interior <br />Department's Geological Survey (GS) publishes <br />many topographic maps and geologic maps and <br />reports. The central source of information about <br />these maps and related materials is the Earth <br />Science Information Center, Geological Stuvey, <br />National Center, Reston, Virginia 22092. Maps <br />and reports are available for purchase from the <br />Branch of Distribution, Box 25286, Geological <br />Survey, Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225. <br />in addition, GS publications can be obtained <br />over-the-counter at the Earth Science Information <br />Centers in Alaska (2), California (3), Colorado <br />(1), Utah (1), Virginia (1), Washington (1), and <br />Washington, DC (1). <br />U.S. Bureau of Mines: The Department of the <br />Interior's Bureau of Mines publishes many <br />reports about specific mineral commodifles <br />(including annual mineral commodity statistics <br />by commodity and by State), mining and milling <br />techniques, mine safety, and environmental <br />research. The central source of this information <br />is the Bureau of Mines, Office of Public <br />Information, Washington, D.C. 20241. <br />CONTENTS <br />Page <br />INTRODUCTION ................. <br />EXPLANATION OF <br />"DISCOVERY" .................... <br />Locatable Minerals ............... <br />"Discovery" of a Valuable <br />Mineral Deposit ................... <br />EXPLANATION OF <br />„LOCATION" ...................... <br />.............. 6 <br />Mining Claims and Sites ..................... 8 <br />Federal Lands Open to Mining ........... 12 <br />Staking a Mining Claim or Site .......... 13 <br />Claimant's Rights ......................:........ 15 <br />RECORDING A MINING <br />CLAIM OR SITE ............:................... 15 <br />MAINTENANCE OF A <br />MINING CLAIM OR SITE ................ 19 <br />Annual Assessment Work ................... 19 <br />Surface Management .......................... 22 <br />MINERAL PATENTS ......................... 27 <br />BLM LAND AND <br />MINERAL RECORDS ........................ 28 <br />MORE INFORMATION .................... 24 <br />30 <br />