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Gates blocking access on BLM land. | TreasureNet. com So I keep coming across gates blocking road access while on BLM land Most recently in an area many people target shoot (lots of old hard rock mines andprospects in the area) Whats up with that? Can they legally block access like this? This particular gate block the road a long distance from
Can you take over a closed placer mine? | TreasureNet. com BLM and County don't communicate Someone at the Sacramento State BLM office told you that? Care to share a name? The Recorder will record any properly formed notice if you have the money Did you leave a 2" white space at the top? 10 point or bigger type? 1 2 inch side and bottom margin? Signed with return address? Proper Title to the Location?
Mining Claim Fees Going Up Again | TreasureNet. com A single 160 acre placer claim now has $1600 in fees due annually! Until 1993 the same placer claim was only $15 Location fees are going up as well The base location fee is now $49 plus the $25 filing fee A single mining claim location now requires a mandatory $274 fee payment to BLM (no small miner waiver in the first year of a mining claim)
BLM Form 3830-2 (Maintenance Fee Payment Waiver Certification) The 3830-2 should be sent only to the BLM The 3830-2 is a free to file informational form to put the BLM on notice that you will be performing labor as a small miner and you are exempt from filing and fees until December 30th Without the 3830-2 the BLM will close your claim as of September 1 I was once told that elephants could fly
Warning for Mining Claim Owners | TreasureNet. com If you own a mining claim in the lower 48 you may need to check the current status of your claim with the BLM On November 17th the BLM closed 28,340 mining claims On this same day last year they closed more than 20,000 mining claims Many of the mining claims closed last year were closed in
Quit Claims and the BLM. | TreasureNet. com The BLM as we know will accept a COL without checking to see if it over-claims another claim However does this apply to Quit Claims? If a person tries to file a Quit Claim on a claim they don’t own will this flag with the BLM and be rejected? There’s a situation occurring on the claim next
Using heavy equipment on unpatented placer claim? - TreasureNet I've seen videos on YouTube of people using small excavaters to feed small trommel, washplants, etc and was wondering what the rules and regulations of using a small excavator backhoe on a unpatented claim are?
DREDGING IN ARIZONA - New Guidelines from BLM!!! Excerpt from BLM web site: PROCESSING CASUAL USE ACTIVITIES A simple example of a Casual Use activity common in Arizona is the operation of prospecting or rock collecting using a metal detector and or other hand tools while camping on public lands You cannot engage in suction dredging at a Casual Use level on BLM-administered lands in Arizona
BLM Notice guidance? | TreasureNet. com The BLM tends to be interested in access issues and what vehicles will be on site Keep your access routes as short and non disturbing as possible Avoid using words that don't apply to notice level operations You aren't "mining"! Exploration or prospecting permits are for lease and sale minerals - not for locatable minerals
Petrified Wood at Woodruff, AZ | TreasureNet. com PeteyGirl and I went to Woodruff, AZ and collected lots of petrified wood Take 77 south from Holbrook 6 5 miles to the left turn to Woodruff From that turn, travel 4 8 miles to the BLM land road (gate) On that gate is this sign It is easy to miss this gate You will see it on the south