Colorado state owned lands - Division of Wildlife, access and use rules Options

[CP]

State owned lands come into conversations now and then concerning prospecting and mining so we thought this would be helpful information to have on hand.
Remember folks state owned lands are not National Forests or BLM lands. They are state owned and regulated completely seperately. Mining isn't prohibited but, it is only allowed when you have a written agreement (lease with royalties agreements) ongoing with the state land trust board.
These areas would include state wildlife areas which are set up for "recreational wildlife uses" to be specific. The following PDF explains the general rules concerning use/access of the state lands regulated through the Colorado Division of Wildlife in lease agreements for the specific use mentioned above.
Prospecting within state owned lands is prohibited without written permission from the board (unless posted otherwise onsite/office)

Download a copy for your reference file today everyone.

 DOW_land_rules.pdf ( 482.63K ) Number of downloads: 2594

[swizz]

Brandon, thanks for the PM and links. I double-checked the geocomm and our claims are well within BLM managed land boundaries. There is land on the mtn that is not designated as BLM managed. The unshaded areas on the mapping didn't specify State Owned or State Trust lands so I'm assuming that some/all of the land not shaded must belong to the State. But ya.... our claims are on BLM Federally managed lands.
Upon further review....
The State Trusted or Owned lands are on the south side of the mtn. We are clearly exempt from State Owned Land or State Trust Land regulations but I now understand why (part of) the mtn is listed under State Trust management... they have their mittens on the south side of the mtn. LOL.... they can have it.