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Western Oregon Plan Decisions Released.
Oregon State Office
Bureau of Land Management 333 S.W. 1st. Avenue Portland, OR 97204 503-808-6002 |
Locating and Recording a Mining Claim/Site
New Claims/SitesWithin 90 days after the date of location of a claim/site, a copy of the Location Notice must be filed for record in the office of the clerk of the county in which the claim is located. A fee is usually charged. Within 90 days of the date of location, a copy of the Location Notice that was recorded with the county and a map so that it can be identified on the ground shall be recorded at the BLM State Office. The following additional information is required if it is not included on the copy of the Location Notice: name of claim/site; name/current mailing address of locator(s); type of claim or site; date of location; legal land description within ¼ section. FeesA $170 per claim/site fee is required at the time of recordation with the BLM. This fee covers a $15 processing fee, $30 location fee, and the $125 maintenance fee for the assessment year in which the claim/site was located. The assessment year begins at noon on September 1 and ends on noon the following September 1. Split Estate Lands (Private Surface/Federal Minerals)A mining claim may be located on land patented under the Stock Raising Homestead Act (SRHA) (private surface with minerals reserved to the United States). However, specific procedures must be followed in order to have a legal mining claim location. They are:
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