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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The discoverer of a placer claim, within thirty days from the date of discovery, shall record his claim in the office of the recorder of the county in which said claim is situated by a location certificate, which shall contain:
(a) The name of the claim, designating it as a placer claim;
(b) The name of the locator;
(c) The date of location;
(d) The number of acres or feet claimed; and
(e) A description of the claim by such reference to natural objects or permanent monuments as shall identify the claim.
(2) Before filing such location certificate the discoverer shall locate his claim:
(a) By posting upon such claim a plain sign or notice containing the name of the claim, the name of the locator, the date of discovery, and the number of acres or feet claimed;
(b) By marking the surface boundaries with substantial posts, sunk into the ground, one at each angle of the claim.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 34. Mineral Resources § 34-43-112. Placer claim certificate--recording--manner of locating - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-34-mineral-resources/co-rev-st-sect-34-43-112/
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