Revised Code of Washington
2023 Archive

Chapter 78.08 RCW
LOCATION OF MINING CLAIMS
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1887 ACT
78.08.005Prior claims, how governed.
78.08.020Extent of lode claims.
78.08.030Rights of locators.
78.08.040Recording instruments affecting claim.
1899 AND LATER ACTS
78.08.050Location noticesContentsRecording.
78.08.060Staking of claimRequisitesRight of person diligently engaged in search.
78.08.070Cut, excavation, tunnel or test hole in lieu of discovery shaft.
78.08.072Holding claim by geological, etc., surveyReport of survey.
78.08.075"Lode" defined.
78.08.080Amended certificate of location.
78.08.081Assessment work, affidavit of work performed or affidavit of fees paid.
78.08.082Affidavit is prima facie evidence.
78.08.090Relocating abandoned claim.
78.08.100Location of placer claims.
78.08.110Affidavit as proof.
78.08.115Application of RCW 78.08.050 through 78.08.115.