§37 Proceedings for Patent Where Boundaries Contain Vein or Lode; Application; Statement Including Vein or Lode; Issuance of Patent: Acreage Payments for Vein or Lode and Placer Claim; Costs of Proceedings; Knowledge Affecting Construction of Application and Scope of Patent

Summary

If the same person, group, or company holds a placer claim that contains a vein or lode, they must apply for a patent for the placer claim and say it includes that vein or lode. A patent will issue for the placer claim including the vein or lode, subject to sections 21, 22–24, 26–28, 29, 30, 33–48, 50–52, 71–76 of this title and section 661 of title 43, after paying $5 per acre for the vein or lode and 25 feet of surface on each side. The rest of the placer claim, or any placer claim with no vein or lode, must be paid at $2.50 per acre plus all costs of the proceedings. If a vein or lode was known to exist but the application does not claim it, that application is treated as a final statement that the placer claimant has no right to possess the vein or lode. If the vein or lode was not known, the patent covers all valuable minerals in the claim.