Series 18101
Duchesne County (Utah). County Recorder Mining notices of location, 1882-
9 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
Mining records, which constitute a legal record, are kept for the purpose of monitoring and registering mining claims and operations. This series contains notices of location which provide the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description and the mining district.
Research Note
This series contains records prior to the creation of Duchesne County in 1915. Records were copies from the Wasatch County Recorder for mining claims now located in Duchesne County.
Arrangement
Chronological by date filed
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
Mining records were first scheduled as permanent records in 1971. The mining records were filmed by the Duchesne County Recorder in 1996 and 1997. The entire series was archivally processed by David Clark in November 1999.
Related Material
Mining proof of labor records from Duchesne County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 22195, contains proof of labor records for the same mining claims.
Mining deeds from Duchesne County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 84251, contains deeds for the same mining claims.