Sierra County, CA · Sierra County
Lode Mining Claim Location Notice
This notice records the location details of a lode mining claim and is completed by the claim’s locator or locators.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Sierra County · Sierra County, Sierra County, California
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- sierracounty.ca.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
Use this notice to document a lode mining claim’s name, location date, discovery monument, land description, claim boundaries, and locator information. The form directs locators to file the original with the appropriate county recorder and a duplicate with the Bureau of Land Management within 90 days of the location date. It also calls for an attached U.S. Geological Survey topographic map showing the claim outline.
Who needs it
The locator or locators of a lode mining claim in the county complete and sign this notice and file it with the county recorder.
How to submit it
File the original notice with the appropriate county recorder and a duplicate with the Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, within 90 days of the location date; listed recording fees apply.
About notarization
This notice is signed and dated without a notary; attach the required U.S. Geological Survey topographic map, and the form gives no sworn or notarized attachment step.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Notice
Download the Lode Mining Claim Location Notice PDF.
- 2
Complete the Form
Enter the claim location details, locator information, and required signatures and dates.
- 3
Attach the Map
Add an appropriate U.S. Geological Survey topographic map showing the claim outline.
- 4
File Both Copies
Within 90 days of the location date, file the original with the appropriate county recorder and a duplicate with the Bureau of Land Management, California State Office.
Frequently asked questions
- What information does the Lode Mining Claim Location Notice request?
- It asks for the claim name and location date, discovery and boundary monument details, land description, claim dimensions, locator names and addresses, and signatures.
- What attachment does the notice require?
- Attach an appropriate U.S. Geological Survey topographic map showing a sketch of the outline of the lode mining claim.
- How do I submit the Lode Mining Claim Location Notice?
- File the original with the appropriate county recorder and a duplicate with the Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, within 90 days of the location date.
- Do I need a notary for the Lode Mining Claim Location Notice?
- No. The notice is signed and dated without a notary. Attach the required U.S. Geological Survey topographic map; the form gives no sworn or notarized attachment step.