State laws cover amendments and relocations and they should be checked for the requirements. (See appendix for sample Additional and Amended Location Certificate.) CHAPTER III Mineral Surveyors Appointments =3–1= 43 C.F.R. 3861.5–1 states: “Pursuant to section 2334 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 39), the Director or his delegate will appoint only a sufficient number of surveyors for the survey of mining claims to meet the demand for that class of work. Each applicant shall qualify as prescribed by the Director or his delegate. Applications for appointment may be made at any office of the Bureau of Land Management listed in 3821.2–1 of these regulations. A roster of appointed mineral surveyors will be available at these offices. Each appointee may execute mineral surveys in any state where mineral surveys are authorized.” The Director referred to is the Director, Bureau of Land Management. =3–2= Mineral Surveyors were originally appointed by the Surveyors General (General Land Office) of the various states where mineral surveys are authorized, and were appointed for that State only. As a general rule these men were practicing consulting mining engineers in an area covering one or more mining districts and seldom went out of their area to execute surveys. As a result, over a period of time, they developed a valuable set of survey records pertaining to claim corners, section corners and mine workings. Claimants found it advantageous to employ a mineral surveyor in his district because of his proximity to the work and his previously acquired knowledge. With the decline in mining activity due to mineral deposits being exhausted or reaching uneconomical depths, and with the improvement in modes of transportation, mineral surveyors found themselves covering larger areas, and many sought appointments in more than one State. With the formation of the Bureau of Land Management and the establishment of areas or regions, the mineral surveyors’ appointments were extended to the area or region embracing their State and all adjoining states to the area or region, and finally to all states subject to the Federal mining laws.