45-4-9. Relocation of abandoned lode--Fixing of boundaries--Erection of new discovery monument--Contents of relocation certificate.
The relocation of an abandoned lode mining claim shall be by fixing new boundaries in the same manner as if it were the location of a new claim, or the relocator may erect new or adopt the old boundaries, renewing the posts if removed or destroyed. In either case a new discovery monument shall be erected. In any case whether the whole or part of an abandoned claim is taken, the location certificate must state that the whole or any part of the new location is located as abandoned property.
Source: PolC 1877, ch 31, §16; CL 1887, §2010; RPolC 1903, §2545; RC 1919, §8739; SDC 1939, §42.0116; SL 1955, ch 152, §4.
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.