43 C.F.R. § 3833.33
How may I transfer, sell, or otherwise convey an association placer mining claim?
You may transfer, sell, or otherwise convey an association placer mining claim at any time to an equal or greater number of mining claimants. If you want to transfer an association placer claim to an individual or an association that is smaller in number than the association that located the claim, you—
(a) Must have discovered a valuable mineral deposit before the transfer; or
(b) Upon notice from BLM, you must reduce the acreage of the claim, if necessary, so that you meet the 20-acre per locator limit.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: Freeman v. United States Dep't of the Interior, 37 F. Supp. 3d 313 (D.D.C. 2014).
Freeman v. United States Dep't of the Interior, 37 F. Supp. 3d 313 (D.D.C. 2014). “See 43 C.F.R. § 3833.33 (a). In this context, validity of the association placer mining claim must be established as of the date of the transfer, not the date of the hearing, and restricting a determination to the hearing date “would make it impossible for the Department to…”
Saltzman v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2014). “43 C.F.R. § 3833.33 (a). The Mining Law contained a requirement that mining claimants perform $100 of assessment work on their mining claims each year to maintain their claims.”
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