§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

When the same person, group, or company holds a placer claim that also contains a vein or lode, they must apply for a patent for the placer claim and say it includes that vein or lode. The patent will be issued under other rules in this title and section 661 of title 43. For the vein or lode part they must pay $5 per acre and pay for 25 feet of surface on each side. The rest of the placer claim, or any placer claim that has no vein or lode, must be paid at $2.50 per acre, plus all court and filing costs. If a vein or lode is known to be inside a placer claim but the application does not include it, that omission is a final statement that the placer claimant has no right to the vein or lode. If the vein or lode was not known when the patent is issued, the patent covers all valuable mineral and other deposits inside the claim.