---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 3832.11"
title: "43"
number: "3832.11"
heading: "How do I locate mining claims or sites?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/3832.11"
---

# §3832.11. How do I locate mining claims or sites?

- (a) You must follow both state and Federal law.
- (b) **Your lode or placer claim is not valid until you make a discovery within the boundaries of the claim.**
- (c) **To locate a claim or site, you must—**
  - (1) Make certain that the land on which you are locating the claim or site is Federal land that is open to mineral entry
  - (2) Stake and monument the corners of a mining claim or site which meets applicable state monumenting requirements and the size limitations described in [§ 3832.22](/cfr/43/3832.22.md) for lode and placer claims, [§ 3832.32](/cfr/43/3832.32.md) for mill sites, and [§ 3832.42](/cfr/43/3832.42.md) for tunnel sites;
  - (3) **Post the notice of location in a conspicuous place on the claim or site.** The notice must include:
    - (i) The name or names of the locators;
    - (ii) The date of the location; and
    - (iii) A description of the claim or site;
    - (iv) The name or number of the claim or site, or both, if the claim or site has both;
  - (4) Record the notice or certificate of location in the local recording office and the BLM State Office with jurisdiction according to the procedures in [part 3833](/cfr/43/part3833.md);
  - (5) Follow all other relevant state law requirements; and
  - (6) Comply with the specific requirements for lode claims, placer claims, mill sites, or tunnel sites in this part.

## 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.