{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-02-04","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-04","heading":"Duty of discoverer of lode before filing certificate of location","body":"Before filing a location certificate, the discoverer shall:\n1.Locate the discoverer's claim by sinking a discovery shaft thereon sufficient to show a well-defined mineral vein or lode.\n2.Post at the point of discovery on the surface a plain sign or notice containing the name of the lode, the name of the locator, the date of discovery, the number of feet [meters] claimed in length on either side of the discovery, and the number of feet [meters] in width claimed on each side of the lode.\n3.Mark the surface boundaries of the lode as is provided in section 38-02-07.","path":["Title 38 Mining And Gas And Oil Production","Chapter 38-02 Lode And Mining Claims"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t38c02.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"bd866403f9054e782f70a6aeb2f6fdbc7162200ad5d5c3e489650dd57308df5b","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-02-03","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-38-02-05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}