* MINING CLAIM PATENTING

(1) have the claim surveyed (if it is a lode claim, a claim described by metes and bounds, or a claim situated on unsurveyed land) by a mineral surveyor selected from a roster maintained by the BLM State Office;
(2) post a "notice of intent to patent" on the claim or site and publish it in a local newspaper for a 60-day period;
(3) pay the BLM a nonrefundable $250 application fee (and an additional $50 filing fee for each additional claim/site in the application);
(4) show the BLM evidence of a right of title to the claim or site;
(5) show the BLM proof of discovery of a valuable mineral deposit; and
(6) show the BLM proof that not less than $500 worth of development work or improvements have been made to benefit each claim.

A Federal mineral examiner will examine the application and the claim(s) to verify that a discovery of a valuable mineral has been made. If all the requirements of the mining laws and regulations have been satisfied, the law allows the applicant to purchase the claim(s) or site(s) at the following rates:
lode claims at $5 per acre,
placer claims at $2.50 per acre,
custom mill sites and mill sites associated with lode claims at $5 per acre,
and mill sites associated with placer claims at $2.50 per acre.

For more in depth information see also the whitepaper report on patenting claims by the late William B. Murray, a leading Pacific Northwest mining attorney.

Click Here For:"Patenting A Claim" by the late William B. Murray mining attorney