AGENCY: Iron County (Utah). County Recorder

SERIES: 23955
TITLE: Mining abstracts
DATES: 1955-1960.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetically grouped and thereunder chronological by date of location.

DESCRIPTION: Utah county recorders are required by law to keep abstract records which show every conveyance, encumbrance, or other recorded instrument for every tract (Utah Code, Annotated, 1953, 17-21-6). The Iron County recorder began keeping similar abstracts for mining claims in 1955. Each abstract is a chronological list of official activity relating to a particular mining claim. For each claim, the recorder identified the mining district in which it was located, names of locators, the date of location, and the book and page number where notice of location was recorded. This information is followed by a chronological list of activity on the claim, including such things as proof of labor and sale or transfer. The record of each of these actions includes the names of grantee and grantor, and the date, book and page number on which each action was recorded. Because these abstracts cover only a five-year period, the list of activity for each claim is brief.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

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

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

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

Mining abstracts provide chronological reference to activity on each mining claim.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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