Once a valuable mineral deposit is discovered on public land, a miner will want to stake a claim. This process requires that the Claimant be able to do the following;

Determine the Land Status of the area

Understand Federal & State Mining Laws & Regulations

Properly record the Claim with the County Recorder

Properly file all appropriate documents with the BLM

Create accurate maps to record with the Location Notice

Accurately stake the Mining Claim on the ground.

Prepare and record all required annual filings

Understand the Claimants rights & responsibilities.

In the Mining Claims Library

To help you succeed in this process Land Matters will provide the following types of documents to help you;

• Guides, Examples & Tutorials
• Laws & Regulations - Federal & State Laws related to Mining Claims
• Links to other authoritative websites

Use the search box above for your own custom search or BROWSE the entire Mining Claims Library:

Enter "MINING" into the search box.

Don't forget to visit our Mining Claims Maps pages.
Get a direct link into the BLM's LR2000 Mining Claims database.

Land Matters. Stake your Claim.