Duty of discoverer of lode before filing certificate of location
N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-04
in effect38-02-04. Duty of discoverer of lode before filing certificate of location
Before filing a location certificate, the discoverer shall:
1. Locate the discoverer's claim by sinking a discovery shaft thereon sufficient to show a
well-defined mineral vein or lode.
2. Post at the point of discovery on the surface a plain sign or notice containing the name
of the lode, the name of the locator, the date of discovery, the number of feet [meters]
claimed in length on either side of the discovery, and the number of feet [meters] in
width claimed on each side of the lode.
3. Mark the surface boundaries of the lode as is provided in section 38-02-07.
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