DEMYSTIFYING THE LR2000

Mining Claims & the BLM's LR2000

PART THREE - Finding Information on an Individual Claim

by Ruby Miner

Another MinerDiggins Adventure

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This Tutorial contains two parts that will help you answer these important questions regarding Mining Claims by Using the BLM LR2000 Report System.

1. What ACTIVE CLAIMS are located in this Township, Range and Section?
2. How do I find INFORMATION on a particular claim?

PART TWO - Finding Information on an individual Claim

There are several different ways to learn about a particular mining claim using the BLM LR2000. You can search by any of the following items to find what you need.

1. Claim Name
2. Claim Owner
3. BLM Serial Number

Start by loading the BLM Website and Select the "Run Reports" menu.

Searching by CLAIM NAME.

If you want to search for information using the CLAIM NAME Select Report #1 above;

"Pub MC Claim Name / Number Index"

Click the Button "Select Criteria" to move to the next page.

Select Report Criteria

You will need to select the appropriate criteria to return the right results.

Enter your CLAIM NAME

Type the CLAIM NAME in the box indicated using ONLY Capital Letters. You MUST click the Green Checkbox to select your CLAIM NAME. This will highlight the name and place it in the box below.

If you are unsure of the spelling or the exact name of the claim, you may select an operator from the dropbox to help you find it. I generally keep the operator on "Contains" for most searches.

In the following example, I am asking the LR2000 to return All Claims Named "GOLD DUST" in the state of Arizona that are currently ACTIVE. Click the "Run Report" button to process your request.

You will be asked to Confirm your request.

Click OK.

Run the Report

The report will return all claims that meet your criteria. Notice below that there are many claims named "Gold Dust" in the State of Arizona. You can determine which claim you are interested in by the County or the Township, Range and Section fields.

When you have selected the claim you are interested in, note the Serial Number or Click on the blue link to call the Serial Register Report.

View the Report

REMEMBER ....This report shows only the FIRST PAGE of the report. You must download the report in PDF, Excel or MHTML format to view it complete.

Searching by CLAIM OWNER

To search for information using the Name of the CLAIM OWNER we go through similar steps.

Select the Report named "Pub MC Customer Info Report"

Select Criteria

You will select your criteria in the same manner. Click the button called "Select Criteria".

Enter the Claim Owners Name

Enter the Owners Name in CAPITAL LETTERS.

It MUST be entered LAST NAME FIRST.

Don't forget to click the green checkbox to make your selection.

In this selection, I have asked for all Active Claims in Arizona made by Ben Jones.

View Report

This report shows me that Ben Jones has only one Active Claim in Arizona. Clicking on the Serial Number will load the Serial Register page for the "Long Tall Sally" claim.

Finding Claim Information using the BLM Serial Number

If you already know the the BLM Serial Number for the Claim, this is the quickest way to access the Serial Register Page. Select the report titled "Pub MC Serial Register Page."

Select the Filter

On this report select "Individual Serial Number" for your filter.

Select the Criteria

Enter the Claims BLM Serial Number.

Enter any letters in CAPITALS and click the green checkbox to select your claim.

In this example, I have selected BLM Claim Number AMC394953.

When you run this report it will return the "Serial Register Page."

Refer back to PART ONE of this series to learn more about the Serial Register Page.