Sierra County, CA · Sierra County
Placer Mining Claim Location Notice
Placer mining claim locators complete this notice to identify a claim’s location, boundaries, acreage, and locator information for county and federal filing.
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
This notice records a placer mining claim’s name, location date, discovery monument, boundaries, county, acreage, and locator details. The form directs locators to attach a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map, file the original with the appropriate county recorder, and send a duplicate to the Bureau of Land Management within 90 days of the location date.
Who needs it
A locator filing a placer mining claim in Sierra County needs this notice to document the claim and submit it to the county recorder and Bureau of Land Management.
How to submit it
File the original with the appropriate county recorder within 90 days of the location date and a duplicate with the Bureau of Land Management, California State Office, at 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1834, Sacramento, CA 95825, within the same 90 days. The form lists fees of $15 for the first page, $3 for each additional page, and a $75 SB2 fee.
About notarization
This notice is signed and dated without a notary; attach the required U.S. Geological Survey topographic map showing a sketch of the claim.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Notice
Download the Placer Mining Claim Location Notice PDF.
- 2
Complete the Notice
Enter the claim name, location and boundary details, county, acreage, and locator information; sign and date the notice.
- 3
Attach the Map
Attach a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map showing a sketch of the claim outline.
- 4
File the Notice
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
- Do I need a notary for the Placer Mining Claim Location Notice?
- No. The notice has signature and date fields but no notary block. Attach the required U.S. Geological Survey topographic map showing a sketch of the claim.
- How do I submit the Placer 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.
- What attachment does the notice require?
- Attach a U.S. Geological Survey topographic map showing a sketch of the placer mining claim outline.
- What details does the notice ask for?
- It asks for the claim name and location date, discovery monument and boundary information, county, acreage, locator names and addresses, and locator signatures and dates.