AGENCY: Black Mountain Mining District (Utah). Recorder

SERIES: 23986
TITLE: Mining records
DATES: 1895-1896.
ARRANGEMENT: by document type; thereunder chronological.

DESCRIPTION: The Black Mountain Mining District was organized in Minersville, Beaver County, Utah in July 1895 in accordance with federal mining law which allows individuals to claim mineral wealth in the public domain (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America, vol. 17, 1872, chap. 152). In the nineteenth century, miners in local areas organized mining districts to manage mining operations and keep records of claims. The Black Mountain Mining District mining book begins with an index and is followed by about 20 notices of location for claims within the district. Each location notice identifies the claim by a unique name and provides a description which includes dimensions and location. Location notices also provide the names of claim holders and dates of discovery and recording. The district recorder transcribed by-laws for the district in the back of the book.

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.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

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

APPRAISAL

Historical

Black Mountain Mining District records provide historical information about mining activity in the Beaver County, Utah.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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