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North Dakota Century Code Title 38. Mining and Gas and Oil Production § 38-02-03. Discoverer of lode to file location certificate--Contents of certificate

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The discoverer of a lode, within sixty days from the date of discovery, shall record the discoverer's claim in the office of the recorder of the county in which such lode is situated by filing for record a location certificate containing all of the following:

1. The name of the lode.

2. The name of the locator.

3. The date of location.

4. The number of feet [meters] in length claimed on each side of the discovery shaft.

5. The number of feet [meters] width claimed on each side of the vein or lode.

6. The general course of the lode as near as may be.

Any certificate which does not contain such information and a description to identify the claim with reasonable certainty is void.

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