Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 47-601 (2026)
Mining claim locations authorized.
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Mining claim locations authorized.
Persons are authorized to locate mining claims upon that public domain in the state of Idaho which is open to location under the mining laws of the United States. The location of a mining claim shall be made by posting notice of location and by marking the boundaries as provided in section 47-602 of this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1976–1987 · leading case: Golden Condor, Inc. v. Bell, 739 P.2d 385 (Idaho 1987).
Golden Condor, Inc. v. Bell, 739 P.2d 385 (Idaho 1987). “" The 1984 Court of Appeals opinion was more informative: Public land within the designated confines of a mining district is open to mining claims under federal and state law.”
State Ex Rel. Andrus v. Click, 554 P.2d 969 (Idaho 1976). “§ 26 ; I.C. § 47-601 et seq. Nor can the federal statute be characterized as a pervasive regulatory scheme.”
Clearwater Minerals Corp. v. Presnell, 729 P.2d 420 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). “Moreover, though valid mining rights existed under the state lease, doubts arose concerning the actual size of the limestone ore deposit on that parcel.”
Golden Condor, Inc. v. Bell, 678 P.2d 72 (Idaho Ct. App. 1984). “§§ 23 , 28; I.C. §§ 47-601 to -619. Upon discovery of a vein or lode, a claimant may perfect possessory rights over it by locating, posting and recording a claim.”
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