43 CFR § 3832.1 - What does it mean to locate mining claims or sites?

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title: "43 CFR § 3832.1 - What does it mean to locate mining claims or sites?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3832.1"
section_name: "What does it mean to locate mining claims or sites?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3832"
part_name: "LOCATING MINING CLAIMS OR SITES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 22  43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1740, 1744."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 61069, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3832"
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# 3832.1 What does it mean to locate mining claims or sites?

(a) Locating a mining claim or site means:

(1) Establishing the exterior lines of a mining claim or site on lands open to mineral entry to identify the exact land claimed; and

(2) Recording a notice or certificate of location as required by state and Federal law and by this part.

(b) You will find—

(1) Location requirements in this part;

(2) Recording requirements in part 3833 of this chapter;

(3) Requirements for transferring an interest in a mining claim or site in § 3833.30 of this chapter; and

(4) Annual fee requirements for mining claims and sites in parts 3834, 3835, and 3836 of this chapter.