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To: KC Jones who wrote (2796)	8/21/2002 10:27:29 AM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 8273

Far too long I am afraid. Sudbury mining recorder's office is the source of claim maps of up to date claims. You order them by township. One dollar per twp. map. They include staked claims, patents and leases. Patents and leases surface and mining rights are indicated by a filled solid black square or dot and number and are in units of one quarter mile square or possible one half mile square. They could be in lots in surveyed townships. One half of the dot could be filled for mining rights only, (consult the legend), or one half filled for surface rights only top or bottom. Staked claims are indicated by a number with the initial of the area in front. They vary in size up to one mile by one mile. For info on who owns the petnetedclaims consult the land registrars office wherever it is located and search the record there. It is by fee and expensive. For who owns staked claims and work on them ask for the info from the sudbury recorder by mail or fax. You pay for pages of data. You can get claim maps on computer browser for looking by going to the Ontario government site for ministry of northern development and mines. gov.on.ca etc etc.. If you are looking for historically staked claims these records used to be on microfiche back to 1900 at Ontario mining recorder's offices. There was one at Tweed. It would still have a resident geo perhaps. You could phone. With Harris' slash and burn I don't know if where they are now. Fed and provincial governments have gutted geological ministries and offices (GSC and OGS) to do with mining. Perception of tax revenue, you know. The GSC used to be a department in cabinet. Usually the patent mining rights are available to buy from owners, but they are tricky to research, subject to all kinds of liens, back taxes and claims, and also are always pricy. They got time and figure they always have a mine. Old mines are amost always catalogued in the geological reports of the area which are available sometime for sale at Sudbury, or at Wellesley Block, Toronto, or for perusal or sale at the resident geologist's offices. By government order on downsizing in the late 90's, many old reports were thrown out. But the GSC or the OGS has copies in their libraries. the GSC at Booth Street in Ottawa could be consulted as well. EC<:-}