Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 517 - Mining Claims
MAPS
Section 517.160 - Descriptions of claims

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 517.160

Current through September 16, 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 517.170, the description of each claim depicted on a base map or overlay must be drafted in the space provided on the right-hand side of the map or on a separate facing page.

2. Information contained in the description must include:

(a) The number or letter assigned to the claim by the county surveyor;

(b) The name of the claim;

(c) The name of the original locator of an unpatented claim; and

(d) The mineral survey number for each patented claim.

3. If the space provided on the right-hand side of the base map or overlay is not sufficient to describe each of the claims shown on a base map or overlay, a separate sheet must be used to describe the additional claims.

4. The separate sheet must be:

(a) The same size and contain the same information as the space originally provided; and

(b) Affixed permanently to the base map or overlay in such a manner that all the descriptions of the claims are visible at the same time.

5. All lettering in the description of the claim must be done in a neat, legible and uniform manner.

Added to NAC by Dep't of Minerals, eff. 9-1-88

NRS 517.100

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