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title: "Record a transfer of an unpatented federal mining claim"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-a-tenement-mortgage-or-transfer-for-registration/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A13-PU20261022-1-US"
practice_area: "Energy, Resources & Mining"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record a transfer of an unpatented federal mining claim

> From the instrument and the Bureau printout, list the claim or site, the serial number if the papers show one, the transferor and the transferee, and whether a copy of the transfer instrument is in the file.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Energy, Resources & Mining](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the instrument and the Bureau printout, list the claim or site, the serial number if the papers show one, the transferor and the transferee, and whether a copy of the transfer instrument is in the file. Do not prepare the notice that is filed with the Bureau. |
| What the lawyer must review | State law decides when the transfer is effective, not the date it is filed with the Bureau of Land Management (43 C.F.R. § 3833.32(a)). You file a notice in the BLM State Office with the serial number if you have it, the transferee's name and current mailing address, and a copy of the instrument. Each transferee pays the processing fee in the table at 43 C.F.R. § 3830.21, which points to the § 3000.12 schedule. That schedule was not opened, so do not state a dollar figure for the processing fee. This is not a ministerial-consent regime. Opinion 512 requires you to verify the notice before it is filed. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a tenement mortgage or transfer for registration](https://ailawframework.com/practice/energy-resources-and-mining/prepare-a-tenement-mortgage-or-transfer-for-registration.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the instrument and the Bureau printout, list the claim or site, the serial number if the papers show one, the transferor and the transferee, and whether a copy of the transfer instrument is in the file. Do not prepare the notice that is filed with the Bureau.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Patented claims and state mining leases are outside this recording rule.
- BLM gives later notices to the claimant of record, which may be the transferor until the notice is filed.

## Sources

- [43 C.F.R. § 3833.32, How do I transfer a mining claim or site?](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/43/3833.32) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3830.21, What are the different types of fees?](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/43/3830.21) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*