# S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-10: Location certificate--Surface ground included and excluded

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-10

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-10
- **Heading:** Location certificate--Surface ground included and excluded
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 45-4-10

## Text

The location or location certificate of any lode claim includes all surface ground within the surface lines of the lode claim and all lodes and ledges throughout their entire depth, the top or apex of which lie inside of the lode claim lines extended vertically and including parts of the lodes or ledges as they continue by dip beyond the side lines of the claim. The lode claim does not include any portion of such lodes or ledges beyond the end lines of the claim or the end lines continued, whether by dip or otherwise, or beyond the side lines in any other manner than by the dip of the lode.

Source: PolC 1877, ch 31, § 9; CL 1887, § 2005; RPolC 1903, § 2540; RC 1919, § 8734; SDC 1939, § 42.0111; SL 2011, ch 165, § 174.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-1 Discovery of lode within limits of claim essential](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-2 Conditions precedent to filing of location certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-3 Marking surface boundaries of claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-4 Location certificate--Recording of claim--Contents--Validity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-5 Location certificate limited to single location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-6 Dimensions of lode claim--Determination of width by election](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-7 Fee for recording and certification of location certificate--Certified copy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-8 Additional location certificate--Relocation--Existing rights of others not affected--Claimant not precluded from proving title under previous location](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-9 Relocation of abandoned lode--Fixing of boundaries--Erection of new discovery monument--Contents of relocation certificate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-10 Location certificate--Surface ground included and excluded](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-11 Longitudinal limits of claim](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-13 Right to mine separate from right to surface--Security required of miner--Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-14 Fencing of mining claim or mineral property for protection of livestock--Duties on abandonment--Liability for damages--Violation as misdemeanor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-14.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-15 Actions involving mining claims--Proof of customs, usages, or regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T45_C4_S45-4-15.md)

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