Mark Safran sent us this old mining survey map that is now adorning a bar at the Brass Tag Pub in Deer City, Utah. It prompted quite a lot of conversation amongst the geotwitterati
Mineral surveys
Mark Safran sent us this old mining survey map that is now adorning a bar at the Brass Tag Pub in Deer City, Utah. It prompted quite a lot of conversation amongst the geotwitterati
Those are mineral surveys for sure. I’m guessing a BLM special survey plat map. One interesting thing is each mineral survey can have multiple claims with varying ownership status. It’s tricky surveying and mapping and title determination
— nancy von meyer (@vonparcel) July 17, 2019
And probably on bar walls across the west. But don’t confuse the mineral surveys with claims. They are related but not the same.
— nancy von meyer (@vonparcel) July 18, 2019
That’s the 5 cent version. It’s obviously more complex but basically there are claims and mineral surveys and patents and they all have to be riddled out to resolve title status. Plus the stacking and overlaps of the whole mess.
— nancy von meyer (@vonparcel) July 18, 2019