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The types of mining claims were either lode claims or placer claims. A lode claim is one which involves minerals found in rock veins such as tin, silver or gold. A placer claim is one with minerals not found in rock veins, but through means such as open pit mining or panning, for example.<ref name="Hone" /> | The types of mining claims were either lode claims or placer claims. A lode claim is one which involves minerals found in rock veins such as tin, silver or gold. A placer claim is one with minerals not found in rock veins, but through means such as open pit mining or panning, for example.<ref name="Hone" /> | ||
When researching mineral claims, it is helpful to know when mines were formed and where they were located in the state where an ancestor lived so that the researcher will have an idea as to whether or not the ancestor may have filed a mineral claim. It also adds to the history of ancestors as we learn more of why they moved to certain areas. One of the easiest ways to learn this information is to "google" a phrase such as "mining in ___(the state of interest)" | ==== Locating Mineral Lands and Claims ==== | ||
When researching mineral claims, it is helpful to know when mines were formed and where they were located in the state where an ancestor lived so that the researcher will have an idea as to whether or not the ancestor may have filed a mineral claim. It also adds to the history of ancestors as we learn more of why they moved to certain areas. One of the easiest ways to learn this information is to "google" a phrase such as "mining in ___(the state of interest)" | |||
Mineral land claims and applications are found in the National Archives and are usually within the case files. To learn more about how to obtain the information for ordering these case files, see the wiki article entitled: "Obtaining the Case Files" (United States - Land and Property - The Land Acquisition Process - Federal Land) | |||
==== Chronology of Mining in the United States ==== | ==== Chronology of Mining in the United States ==== | ||
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*1858 Silver mining began on a major scale with the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Some states which have had silver mines are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_mining_in_the_United_States ''Silver Mining in the United States''] Wikipedia Foundation Creative Commons</ref> | *1858 Silver mining began on a major scale with the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Some states which have had silver mines are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_mining_in_the_United_States ''Silver Mining in the United States''] Wikipedia Foundation Creative Commons</ref> | ||
*1863 First mining of copper in the Bingham Canyon mine (Kennecott Copper Mine)began. | *1863 First mining of copper in the Bingham Canyon mine (Kennecott Copper Mine)began. | ||
*1864 Coal land claims were separated from other mineral lands.<ref name="Hone" /> | |||
*1866 The government Act of 26 July 1866 provided for mining claimants to be able to obtain a patent for their mineral lands. The requirements for a patent for lode claims were that the claimant must have made a significant amount of improvement on the claim and must pay a certain amount per acre. By 1870, this included placer claims.<ref name="Hone">Hone, Wade E. ''Land and Property Research in the United States'' Ancestry Incorporated, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1997</ref> | *1866 The government Act of 26 July 1866 provided for mining claimants to be able to obtain a patent for their mineral lands. The requirements for a patent for lode claims were that the claimant must have made a significant amount of improvement on the claim and must pay a certain amount per acre. By 1870, this included placer claims.<ref name="Hone">Hone, Wade E. ''Land and Property Research in the United States'' Ancestry Incorporated, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1997</ref> | ||
*1873 Copper mining begins in Arizona in Clifton (Morenci), Arizona. Some of the other Arizona mines were in Jerome, Ajo, Bisbee and Globe. Arizona is one of the major copper producing states in the nation. | *1873 Copper mining begins in Arizona in Clifton (Morenci), Arizona. Some of the other Arizona mines were in Jerome, Ajo, Bisbee and Globe. Arizona is one of the major copper producing states in the nation. | ||