9.2 Surveyed Land
In locating your mining claims and
constructing your claim location
map, it will be helpful to understand
how lands are divided up by the rec-
tangular system of surveys. This
system is the basis for the identifica-
tion, administration and disposal of
public lands.
Figure 35 illustrates how lands are
divided by survey. Lines running
north-south are called range lines.
R22E stands for Range 22 East of
the principal meridian. Lines running east-west are township lines. T22S stands for Township
22 South of the base line. On a topo-map, the range lines are shown at the top and bottom of
the printed map. Township lines are shown on the east-west margin of the map.
By specifying the township and range, a township area of land is located. The large squares
in figure 27 are townships. For example, T22S, R22E specifies the township area with 36 sec-
tions, each numbered and 1 mi
2
(640 acres) apiece. This makes a township is 36 mi
2
. A 1mi
2
section of land is located by calling out the section number, township and range -- Section 4,
T22S, R22E.
A section is further divided into quarter sections by straight lines connecting quarter section
corners or opposite boundaries. There are eight monuments on each section. One monument
on each corner and one midway between corners on the section boundary lines (not shown).
If your claim is in a surveyed area of public land, it will be located within a section shown on a
topo-map. To locate your claim, it is then necessary to tie, or locate your claim relative to a
section corner monument. The corner monument may be a pipe with a brass cap fastened to
the top. It may be a brass tablet. 3 1/4 by 3 1/2 inches, attached to a rock outcropping and
location marker. The marker must be a rock pile 4 feet in diameter and 4 feet high, or a
steel post 3 inches in diameter and 5 feet high. The description must also include the sec
tion, township and range. The map need not be perfect, but “in accordance with the
locator’s abilities.” (NRS.030) The maps must then be filed with the county recorder. (NRS
517.040 (2))
5. Within 90 days of posting the location notice, record duplicate location certificates with the
county recorder containing the following information *(NRS 517.050):
a. The name of the lode or vein.
b. The name of the locator or locators, together with the post office address of such
locator or locators
c. The date of the location.
d. The number of linear feet claimed in length along the course of the vein each way from
the point of discovery with width of each side of the center of the vein, and the
general course of the lode or vein as near as may be.
e. A statement that the location work consisted of making the maps as provided in (NRS
517.040).
f. The location and description of each corner, with the markings thereon.
6. Only one location may be claimed on each location notice or location certificate (NRS
517.020, 517.050).
7. Penalty for late recording: “any record of the location of a lode mining claim which shall not
contain all the requirements named in this section recorded on or after July 1, 1971, shall
be void, and every location of a mining claim recorded on or after July 1, 1971, shall be
absolutely void unless a certificate of location thereof substantially complying with the
above requirements is recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the claim
is located within 90 days after the date of location.” (NRS 517.050 (2))
Other states require some form of discovery work other than preparation of a map. This may
consist of digging a shaft or drilling a specified footage of discovery holes.
Check the mining
statutes of the desired state to determine its specific requirements.
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