Mining Claim Packet - USDA

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BLMColorado State Office Department of the InteriorBureau of Land ManagementMining Claim PacketRevised on July 30, 2014 Page 3 of 72 BLM Colorado Mining Claim Packet 1 Notice To Mining 2 0BSo, You Want To Locate a Mining Claim ........................................ .....................5 3 1BMining on Public Land - Frequently Asked Questions ........................................ 7 4 2BCounty Clerk & Recorder Filing Requirements ........................................ ...........14 5 3BMineral Areas in Colorado ........................................ ........................................ .....15 6 Access To: Colorado Public Lands.

The mining laws permit the prospector and miner to make reasonable use of a mining claim as long as the use is incident and necessary to prospecting, mining and processing operations under the 43 CFR 3809 & 3715 regulations. However, an erroneous impression sometimes exists to the effect that the act of staking a mining

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