Mineral Survey Procedures Guide [Illustration] As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has basic responsibilities for water, fish, wildlife, mineral, land, park, and recreational resources. Indian and Territorial affairs are other major concerns of this department of natural resources. The Department works to assure the wisest choice in managing all our resources so that each shall make its full contribution to a better United States now and in the future. MINERAL SURVEY PROCEDURES GUIDE _1980_ This _Mineral Survey Procedures Guide_ does not and is not intended to supersede the Bureau Manual or appropriate Federal, State, or Mining District law which is concerned with mineral surveys and mining claims. The _Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States_ is the official Bureau of Land Management document regarding mineral surveys, and any real or apparent contradictions with this _Guide_ should be referred to the _Manual_ for final assessment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents Page CHAPTER I—MINING LAWS Mining Districts 1 Federal Mining Laws 2 State Mining Laws 5 Abstract of State Laws 6 Survey—Legal Interrelationships 14 CHAPTER II-DISCOVERY AND LOCATION Lode Claims 19 Placer Claims 25 Mill Sites 25 Tunnel Sites 26 General 26 CHAPTER III—MINERAL SURVEYORS Appointments 29 Qualification 30 Duties of the Mineral Surveyor 30 Contract for Surveys 31 Restrictions 32 CHAPTER IV—APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR SURVEY CHAPTER V—THE PATENT SURVEY Field Work 39 Office Work 50 Processing the Survey 52 Departures From the Normal Procedure 54 CHAPTER VI—RESURVEYS GLOSSARY OF MINING TERMS APPENDIX INDEX