I hear miners can be a bit frugal....

[BoulderTroll]

.... and I am not an exception. So I'm here to ask, would anyone be kind enough to share a copy of Washington Form 284D, Notice of mining Location? I found a spot I'm thinking about claiming Only website I've been able to find it on wants you to pay for them.
Thank you in advance!

 

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[southfork]

.... and I am not an exception. So I'm here to ask, would anyone be kind enough to share a copy of Washington Form 284D, Notice of mining Location? I found a spot I'm thinking about claiming Only website I've been able to find it on wants you to pay for them.
Thank you in advance!

Welcome to Land Matters

 

[BoulderTroll]

Welcome to Land Matters

I've looked on there, but didn't see it. Maybe I don't know where to look on the website?

 

[southfork]

I've looked on there, but didn't see it. Maybe I don't know where to look on the website?

Takes getting use to but tons of info look under claims for your state for starters.

 

[BoulderTroll]

Takes getting use to but tons of info look under claims for your state for starters.

Sorry….. but I’m still not getting it. The only place I see to look under claims, it’s taking me to the maps to find existing ones.
I’m trying to find a blank form that I can fill out and file to stake a new claim.

 

[ToddsPoint]

It’s too bad Clay Diggins is banned. He crossed the line a bit with the rules but the information he provided was well worth putting up with him. He was a “gold mine” of info for mining, laws, and geology.

 

[russau]

For all the good things Clay has given to us on this site ,I'd like to see him reinstated ! He has and is a great big helping hand for all that ask for it !

 

[OwenT]

Hi BoulderTroll! The good news is that it will not cost you anything for the notice. There is no specific form required to post as your notice of location. It can be drawn up however you like just as long as it can be read and recorded with the county recorder where the claim is and contains all the required information per the state and federal regulations. Anyone who tries to convince you otherwise is just taking advantage of those who are less informed.

The applicable WA state regulations are found here: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=78.08&full=true#78.08.050

You can find all the federal regulations through the BLM website. Make sure you thoroughly understand both sets of regulations as they must both be followed to correctly locate and record your claim.

Before going through all this, make sure the land is open for location. There are many exceptions to public lands that are not open for location including and state-owned lands (DNR, WDFW), wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, wilderness study areas, etc.