A primer on mining claims. Patented and unpatented claims. | Mining
PATENTED MINING CLAIMS. The US Government (or in some cases a State) has issued a patent on an unpatented mining claim or group of claims. Once a mining claim patent is issued, the Patentee (claim owner or owners) then owns of the lands specified in the patent document. The land is then private property, and can be sold, leased, built on ...