mylandmatters.org

[RattlingDan]

I've been checking out mylandmatters.org and am becoming familiar with it. Pretty cool!
There is a premium donation for a prospectors version that seems to do such things as publishing expired claims.
Is that true? Do many on this board use and know much about it? It would be interesting to find out how others use it.

 

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[Assembler]

as miners we don't do survey's, when staking a claim a monument is the point of discovery,
then we provide a description and map that can be easily traced on the ground.
a monument in a survey is different and is tied to the township marker that is every 6 miles,
back before GPS and such you would have to find that marker and use a long tape measure and compass to mark your claim.
using survey terminology the way you are using it, and marking your claim doesn't work for the average miner.

Good point and thanks for making.
Just pointing out the following "Surveying" defined under the "Manual of Surveying Instructions" that can be found on the "BLM" web pages:

Surveying is the art of measuring and locating lines, angles, and elevations on the surface of the earth, within underground workings, and on the beds of bodies of water.
The term "Cadastral Survey" is applied to the establishment of the land boundaries and subdivisions by the running and marking of the lines that are required by the plan; this includes a field note record of the observations, measurements, and monuments descriptive of the work performed, and a plat that represents the cadastral survey, all subject to the approval of the directing authority.

Mineral Surveys:

These surveys are made to mark the legal boundaries of mineral deposits or ore bearing formations on the public domain, where the boundaries are to be determined by lines other than the normal subdivision of the public lands.....

Legal significance of the Monument:

The purpose of the monumentation is to establish the permanent marking of the lines, and to fix the corner positions so that the location of the lands may always be definitely known.

 

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[Assembler]

Should point out:

There is a twofold object of a resurvey: First, the adequate protection of existing rights acquired under the original survey in the matter of their location on the earth's surface, and, second, the proper marking of the boundaries of the remaining public lands.

 

[Assembler]

Need to point out some history of “Mineral Surveys”:

When a mining claim is situated within the limits of a township the survey of which is in good standing, but where no corner of the survey can be found within 2 miles of the claim, after diligent search, connection may be made with a location monument, which in turn will be connected with an established public survey corner.
When a survey is situated in a district where there are no corners of the public survey and no other monuments within 2 miles, a location monument will be established.

 

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[Goldwasher]

Exactly he can't be an actual person

 

[Assembler]

Ok.
Thank you.