Mineral patents ??? from long ago. Hows that work

[johnnysau]

Dumb question but, I,m looking at an area but Mineral patents abound from long ago late 1800s, how do they work, does that mean the area is unclaimable?

johnnysau

 

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[Goldwasher]

it means its private land

 

[johnnysau]

If that's true, there is a whole lot of claims filed on private land. Trying to understand. I did a advanced search here on Mineral AND patent, about 3 pages of HORNETS NEST ! stuff
trying to decipher. johnnysau

 

[Goldwasher]

once a claim is patented it is private land it can't be claimed over. If your looking inan area with private land "old Patents" and public land. Make sure you know the description given for those claims. So, you can plot out where they are on a map. You can't rely on layers put on maps on the internet.

Once a patent has an owner the title is passed down via selling. Though mineral rights can be retained during the first sale or after. But, that patented land is now a "Parcel".

A lot of places were patented and walked awy fro but, they still have an owner.

Without seeing what your actually talking about its hard to explain whats going on with what your looking at.

Clay will probably chime in and explain it better than me.

 

[Goldwasher]

Patenting is/was the conduit to transfer mineral deposits from a claim to sub surface and surface rights permanently.

In the hey day of miningthe process happened a lot quicker than it did even forty years ago.

Now it isn't being funded by congress so there are actually patent applications on hold. People have died who had applied for their claims to be patented waiting...

 

[winners58]

all kinds of land patents, if they are mineral inholdings might show up on Topo maps like on My land Matters
in the claims maps you can also turn on "land manager" sometimes that will help, in NV some are RR lands

to get a detailed map you would have to look at the Master title plat, search by Meridian, Township & Range
https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=2 looks like missing some states MTP?
might be better here for Nevada; https://www.nv.blm.gov/LandRecords/

the local county property tax assessors is another resource to get detailed maps

here's an example, still some room for mining claims next to patented land.
in this case it would be easier to just research the 1/4 sections or surveyed lots that are not private land

 

[Hoser John]

Once patent becomes private,and before also, property tax law is applied. Don't forget Tax/Assessor/Recorders offices as may be liens on the title. John