45-4-2. Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate.
Before filing a location certificate pursuant to §45-4-4, the discoverer shall locate the claim:
(1)By erecting a monument at the place of discovery and posting on the monument a plain sign or notice containing the name of the lode, the name of any locator, the date of discovery, the number of feet claimed in length on either side of the discovery, and the number of feet in width claimed on each side of the lode; and
(2)By marking the surface boundaries of the claim.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 31, §5; SL 1881, ch 96, §3; CL 1887, §2001; SL 1899, ch 115, §2; RPolC 1903, §2536; RC 1919, §8730; SDC 1939, §42.0107; SL 1955, ch 152, §2; SL 2011, ch 165, §167.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 45 - Mining, Oil and Gas
Chapter 04 - Location And Working Of Mining Claims
Section 45-4-1 - Discovery of lode within limits of claim essential.
Section 45-4-2 - Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate.
Section 45-4-3 - Marking surface boundaries of claim.
Section 45-4-4 - Location certificate--Recording of claim--Contents--Validity.
Section 45-4-5 - Location certificate limited to single location.
Section 45-4-6 - Dimensions of lode claim--Determination of width by election.
Section 45-4-7 - Fee for recording and certification of location certificate--Certified copy.
Section 45-4-10 - Location certificate--Surface ground included and excluded.
Section 45-4-11 - Longitudinal limits of claim.
Section 45-4-15 - Actions involving mining claims--Proof of customs, usages, or regulations.
Section 45-4-16 - Actions involving mining claims--Survey ordered by court.
Section 45-4-19 - Order for removal of obstacles in drifts or shafts.
Section 45-4-21 - Trials under § 45-4-20--Evidence sufficient for conviction.
Section 45-4-22 - Writs of injunction to restore person to possession of mining property.
Section 45-4-23 - Recording required--Affidavit of labor--Recording fee.