@@thilokass3620 these claims were bought by an individual not any corporation. The Chinese mining company you were speaking of purchased private patented land. I do agree that certain countries should be limited on their purchasing ability within the bounds of the United States. There are certain countries such as Canada, Australia, that follow the mining rules and are productive and helpful to the towns and cities, around which they mine. All unpatented mining claims have to be purchased by an American citizen or a company that is controlled by people that have American citizenship.

@@OldFashionMale if you are mining on patented land you can do what ever you want, build a home and or build roads ect, under the guidelines of the building codes of the county the patented land is located in. We are speaking about unpatented mining claims.

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@@LivingUnconventionally if the mining claim is listed for sale as private property or patented land you can live there and build structures but if it is a unpattented claim then there will be limitations on how long you can stay.

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Any US citizen can file for a mineral claim in Nevada, non-citizens can do it thru a corporation with additional specific hoops to jump through. The land cannot be on someone's private property and cannot already be under someone's current active claim. In Nevada, you must first file with the county recorder and pay a fee. Then, you must quickly file with the Bureau of Land Management and pay a fee. You will have to show proof of your mineral interests (find some gold, for example) and have that form notarized. You don't need a lawyer until you want to do some digging, depending on the "mining district". Digging a hole that is not filled in within 30 days and the surface smoothed off, requires a "Bond" (very expensive, about $10+K). The need for a lawyer comes in when you consider liability issues, so filing as a corporation (thus the possible need for a lawyer) has its advantages. The local BLM office has access to real time Google Earth, so with their software, they can quickly highlight any new surface disturbances. Re-claiming that hole you dug withing thirty days is legal, but some BLM offices may require "broom clean" re-claiming. Using mechanized equipment to dig your hole is legal so long as you do not hire the digging to be done and that this piece of equipment is not much larger than a riding lawn mower. Commuting from Massachusetts, however, may be an issue. My suggestion, first, visit the site you have previously selected, talk with a couple of the small local miners (they are people just like you) and get a "feel" for the neighborhood. If you're happy with 1.5 grams of gold per ton of rock, at best, then proceed. Most of the gold you will find is gold dust, or smaller.

To occupy public lands under the mining laws for more than 14 calendar days in any 90-day period within a 25-mile radius of the initially occupied site, you must consult with the appropriate surface management agency, and you must be engaged in certain activities. Those activities are prospecting, mining, or processing operations to prospect, explore, define, develop, or mine a valuable mineral deposit.

how do you patent a mine? lol are you meaning are the rules different for a lode claim vs a placer claim? NO the rules are the same in that case!

I always get a chuckle out of folks who know absolutely nothing about a subject are quick to give wrong advice! Yeah I’m talking to YOU Georgee9701 …. So as an owner of both patented and non patented mining claims let me explain how they differ. First you can no longer file a patented mining claim this was ended years ago however you can purchase an existing patented mining claim that was filed and approved before the government stopped issuing patented claims the main thing to check is that all the property taxes have been paid and there in good standing. With a patented mining claim YOU OWN THE LAND ! Absolutely NO government agency can dictate how long you stay or what you can a cannot build ect ect. Think of a patented mining claim as private property and you have every right to keep anyone out ! You can stay as long as you like on your patented mining claim and even build structures w/o any permits or government interference. The reason the government stopped issuing patents on mining claims is a lot of folks were just building vacation houses and had no interest in mining so it got out of hand . Those folk’s ruined it for everyone what’s new right ? . A non patented mining claim lode or placer only entitles you to mine the minerals and keep others from mining within the boundaries of your claim it gives you no other rights and you must abide by whatever rules the land governing office dictates. That could be blm, usfs , state trust lands , ect ect . So if a hunter or hiker wants to traverse your claim they have every right to do so and if you intentionally violate there right YOU WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND PROSECUTED! so you have been warned. Standard lode or placer claims ONY GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO MINE THE MINERALIZATION WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF YOUR CLAIM !

​@@rvlifestylelivin if you were to purchase or had a patented claim its considered private land in most places I have seen plenty of permanent cabins built on patented claims land

exactly if a ranger ask when you got there you tell him a few hours ago LOL

The laws have been changed, and after two weeks, it's 25 miles from your last camp site. There is a federal moritorium, on patented mines. The laws say not allowed, here in az. If, you file a claim on state land here, you can get surface rights, but they prohibit living at the claim. 2023.

@@daveybass655 So if i had 2 claims 26miles apart and went back and forth i could do that?

​@@jackkonnof4106Check your local laws. Same issue with livaboards they have to move a minimum distance, and may not return for a time. Messes up access to pumpouts, showers, shopping and parking as well as work.