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517.040 Abandoned claims

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OR Code › Title 43 › Chapter 517 › Section 517.040

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Abandoned claims are unappropriated mineral lands, and titles thereto shall be obtained as specified in ORS 517.010 (Location of mining claims upon veins or lodes) and 517.030 (Recording copy of location notice) , without reference to any work previously done thereon.

Source: Section 517.040 — Abandoned claims , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors517.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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