Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 517 § 517.160 — Location of nonmineral land as millsite; notice; fee
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 517 ·
Oregon Code § 517.160·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Location of nonmineral land as millsite; notice; fee.
(1) The proprietor of a vein or
lode, or placer claim, or the owner of a quartz mill or reduction works, may
locate not more than five acres of nonmineral land as a millsite. Such
locations shall be made in the same manner as provided in ORS 517.044 for
locating placer claims, except that no discovery or location work is required.
Where a millsite is appurtenant to a mining claim, either lode or placer, the
notice of location of such millsite shall describe by appropriate reference the
mining claim to which it is appurtenant.
(2) The locator
of a millsite shall, within 30 days from the date of posting a notice thereon,
record a copy thereof with the same county officer. The fee for recording such
location notice shall be the fee provided for in ORS 205.320. Such location
notices shall be recorded in the same manner as location notices of quartz or
placer claims but need have no affidavit of location work attached. [1963 c.123
§1; 1999 c.654 §30]
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01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 517.160
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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