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.

 

[BoulderTroll]

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.

Thanks for the info! I did read about the fact that there's no standard form. Maybe I just need to have some fun making up my own 🙃

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.

A very important detail. This one will be interesting because It's right on the boundary of a study area. And the area I want to claim does not at all conform to the Range/Township grids.

 

[Dejure]

.... 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!

In The State of Washington we have the Public Records Act, which is codified at chapter 42.56 RCW. Per the Act, we have the right to access all public records, unless there is an exemption IN THE ACT (claiming a law other than in the Act will not suffice). If an agency claims an exemption, they must cite the exemption, in writing, and explain how it applies.

There would be no exemption for forms an agency requires you to submit. That would fall to a gross absurdity and would not hold up in any court. That would even apply to forms that had been filled out, since case law states agencies can black out sensitive information, then release the document.

Armed with this knowledge, and if you know which agency you have to file with, you can request a copy of the form from the agency by email. If the agency does not have a standard form, you can request a couple, of their choosing, that have already been submitted.

Auditors can be, to be nice, the bain of those seeking public records. Where a document may only cost fifteen cents at another agency, auditors get away with charging, say, twenty bucks for some records. FORTUNATELY, they cannot charge you for reviewing records, or for photographing them.

Many, if not most agencies have an on-line presence and establish web pages relative to the Public Records Act. It may be you can access a copy of the record by going to the Net pages of the agency you'd file with.