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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" /> | ||
==== Locating Mineral Lands and Claims ==== | ==== 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)" | 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)" | ||
<br>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: [[Grants_from_the_Federal_Government_(Public_Domain)|"Obtaining the Case Files]]" (United States - Land and Property - The Land Acquisition Process - Federal Land) | |||
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 ==== | ||