New Mexico § 69-3-12 - Amended and additional location notices
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 69-3-12 — Amended and additional location notices, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-3-12. Amended and additional location notices
A. If at any time the owner of any mining claim heretofore or hereafter located, or
his assigns, shall apprehend that the original notice of location is defective, erroneous
or the requirement of law has not been complied with before filing, or shall be desirous
of changing his surface boundaries or to take in any part of an overlapping claim
which has been abandoned, such owner may file in the office where notices of location
are by law required to be filed, an amended or additional notice of location, subject
to the provisions of this article. Provided, that such additional or amended notice of location does not interfere
with the existing right of others at the time of filing such notice; and no such
amended or additional location, or record thereof, shall, by itself, preclude the
claimant or his assigns from proving any such title as they may have held under the
previous location. B. The owner of an unpatented lode or placer claim existing on June 20, 1981 may file
with the county clerk's office in the county in which the mining claim is located,
a written notice of location containing the information required by Subsection C of Section 69-3-1 NMSA 1978 or a map conforming to the requirements of Paragraph (6) of Subsection C of Section 69-3-1 NMSA 1978 . Such notice shall also recite the book and page of the recording of the original
location notice and any additional or amended location notices, and such map shall
state the name of the owner of the claims and the claim names for the claims referenced
on the map.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 69-3-12
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 69-3-12 cover?
Section 69-3-12 ("Amended and additional location notices") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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