How Do I Avoid Claim Jumping?, Seeking the best techniques for prospecting "open" land |
How Do I Avoid Claim Jumping?, Seeking the best techniques for prospecting "open" land |
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Diggin' In! ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 4-December 08 Member No.: 6,821 ![]() |
Hi everybody.
![]() HELP! What's the easiest and most accurate way to view or to plot active mining claims? My goal is to preview claims from a birds-eye-view on a map so that while I'm prospecting I will not trespass on mineral rights. Geocommunicator.com is not accurate, title master platts don't show un-patented claims and LR2000 provides serial numbers that when entered into Geocommunicator.com gives all coordinates (each corner of the claim) in "decimal" format (not degree, minutes and seconds). The area I'm prospecting shows a claim density of 50 - 100 claims and I KNOW there has to be an easier way to identify/view claim bounderies without me: 1) Converting decimal coordinated to degrees, minutes and seconds (for EACH corner of EACH claim). 2) Ploting those coordinates on a topographical map. In other words... What's the best technique for prospecting while at the same time avoid trespassing? THANKS! |
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Diggin' In! ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 4-December 08 Member No.: 6,821 ![]() |
Mike B.
Good advice. But how would that address my issue with claim boundaries? To avoid claim jumping one needs at least 4 coordinate numbers to know where the boundaries are. Most mine information sources I've found give only 1 coordinate number. Geocommunicator.com gives 4 numbers but again... they're in decimal form and need to be converted to degrees, minutes and second before they can be plotted on a topographical map. At this point I'm resigned to converting all 4 numbers to each mine in my search area that has, according to Geocommunicator.com, a mine claim density of 50-100 and THEN carefully plot each point on a topo map. I want to know not only where the mines are (X's on a map) but where the mines boundaries are too. I sure don't want to be wasting valuable time out in the field searching around for claim markers. I'm still seeking an easier/more efficient method to know/see on a topographical map mine claim boundaries. Any other suggestions are welcomed. Thanks! |
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