Jul 20, 2024 | Claim Staking, Claim Staking Selected
What are Federal Mining Claims? Federal mining claims are parcels of land on federal land, where an individual or entity has declared the right to extract valuable minerals. These claims are regulated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and are subject to federal... 
Apr 10, 2024 | Exploration, Exploration Claim Staking
Written by: Bruno Hegner The General Mining Law of 1872 allows an individual to locate mining claims on land owned by the Federal government. The interest is “self-initiated”; no act of the Federal government is necessary to establish the right. The locator has a... 
Jun 27, 2023 | Exploration
This article was written by Mark Compton, Executive Director and Sid Smith Government Affairs Manager from American Exploration and Mining Association After nearly 50 years of responding to the directives of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) for... 
May 25, 2023 | Mine Consulting, Mining Resources|News
By Stuart Burgess Mineral exploration, it’s been said, is a lot like dating. It’s a wicked mistress that leads you on with hints of riches, tantalizingly dangles the prospect of the next big find in front of you, only to leave you, more often than not,... 
Apr 26, 2023 | Exploration, Geological, Mining Resources|News
By: Bianca Gallina, Staff Geologist With a growing global population, the demand for material resources is exponential. Copper, gold, lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements (REEs) are some of the popular resources being extracted faster than ever before for everyday...