AGENCY: San Juan County (Utah). County Recorder

SERIES: 23583
TITLE: Mining records index (locations)
DATES: 1888-1982.
ARRANGEMENT:

DESCRIPTION: The San Juan County recorder created an index to provide reference to notices of location and all other mining records he recorded. This master index provides reference by the name of the mining claim and references notices of location as well as deeds, mining and mineral leases, amendments to notices of location, agreements, assignments, court decrees, liquidations, mortgages, mortgage releases, and affidavits showing proof of labor. Information in the index includes the name of the claim, the name or names of locators or owners, the the kind of document, the date it was filed, and the book and page number where recorded. It sometimes indicates the mining district or township in which the claim is located. These are legal instruments recorded by the county recorder concerning mining. They include the following: Notices of locations, Mining deed records, Mining claims records, Proof of labor records, Mining mortgages, Mining abstract records, Mining transfers and relocations. In some counties mining records are compiled separately, while in others they are part of the "Official records."

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305

AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

Mining records index provides summary information about mining claims in San Juan County as well as reference to original documents.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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