---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3832.1"
title: "43"
number: "3832.1"
heading: "What does it mean to locate mining claims or sites?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3832.1"
---

# §3832.1. What does it mean to locate mining claims or sites?

- (a) **Locating a mining claim or site means—**
  - (1) Establishing the exterior lines of a mining claim or site on lands open to mineral entry to identify the exact land claimed; and
  - (2) **Recording a notice or certificate of location as required by state and Federal law and by this part.**
- (b) You will find—
  - (1) Location requirements in this part;
  - (2) Recording requirements in [part 3833](/cfr/43/part3833.md) of this chapter;
  - (3) Requirements for transferring an interest in a mining claim or site in [§ 3833.30](/cfr/43/3833.30.md) of this chapter; and
  - (4) **Annual fee requirements for mining claims and sites in parts 3834, 3835, and 3836 of this chapter.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1740, 1744.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 61069, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.