For anyone visiting Colorado at the end of February (esp. CFedS who need CEUs) Steve Parrish and I will be teaming up to present a CFedS CE course on February 28, 2020 at the Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado's 2020 Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summit.?ÿ For those interested, below is the abstract of the seminar on mineral surveys.?ÿ
Hope to see some of you at the conference, which will be at the Denver Marriott West hotel.
?ÿThis one-day workshop on "Advanced Topics & Case Histories in Mineral Survey Resurveys" begins with a brief introduction of mineral surveys. The objective of the talk will be to evaluate several types of discrepancies in the official records of mineral surveys.?ÿ U.S. Mineral Surveyors were instructed to only retrace prior official surveys in conflict with the mineral survey.?ÿ The record positions were substituted for those prior official surveys (often without any mention in the field notes) whenever the mineral surveyor was unable to find the corners of prior surveys.?ÿ
Complicating the issue, the GLO implemented a policy in 1899 that required the patent description positions to be held over the found, original corners of prior official surveys.?ÿ The policy was implemented throughout the western states and was not rescinded until the Act of April 28, 1904.?ÿ In Colorado alone, nearly 4000 mineral survey orders were issued during the 5 years the policy was in effect.?ÿ Case histories will illustrate how to identify these discrepancies in the official records.?ÿ Other topics will include how to evaluate the seniority between overlapping lode mining claims and suggestions on how to treat gaps and overlaps not of record.?ÿ
This course presents advanced topics on mineral surveys that are a continuation of the mineral surveys topic in the ??Non-Rectangular Surveys? CFedS course.?ÿ?ÿ A mineral survey primer and other introductory materials will be made available to attendees prior to the presentation.?ÿ These materials include basic information for attendees unfamiliar with mineral surveys and those wishing to refresh their knowledge.
The course is a 3 CEU CFedS Continuing Education Course with 2 CEU credits earned for attending the live presentation and 1 CEU credit for reading a guide and reference materials on mineral surveys.?ÿ The guide and reference materials contain a history of General Land Office policies and practices, federal legislation, and important Departmental Land Decisions related to mineral surveys. CFedS participants, who pay an additional $75 fee and pass a test on the subject matter will earn 3 CFedS CEU credits. All conference attendees may attend the CFedS seminar as part of their conference registration.
An update of the CFeds continuing education course being offered on February 28, 2020 at the PLSC conference in Denver, CO.?ÿ It originally was designed as both a live and self-study course.?ÿ The self-study portion has been removed to make it an 8-hour, 2 CEU CFedS course.?ÿ Still being taught by Steve Parrish and myself.
Registration is available online or through the mobile app Whova.
2020 Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summit
CFedS Course Abstract ?? Friday, February 28, 2020
?ÿThe topic of this eight-hour workshop is "Advanced Topics & Case Histories in Mineral Survey Resurveys". The main objective of the talk will be to evaluate several types of discrepancies in the official records of mineral surveys.?ÿ U.S. [Deputy] Mineral Surveyors were instructed to only retrace prior official surveys in conflict with the mineral survey.?ÿ The record positions were substituted for those prior official surveys (often without any mention in the field notes) whenever the mineral surveyor was unable to find the corners of conflicting surveys.?ÿ
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Complicating this issue, the U.S. General Land Office implemented a policy in 1899 that required the patent description positions of the prior official surveys to be held over the found, original corners of those prior surveys.?ÿ The policy was in force throughout the western states and lasted over five years before Congress finally ended to madness in 1904.?ÿ Case histories will be used to illustrate how to identify these discrepancies in the official records.?ÿ Other topics will include how to evaluate the seniority between overlapping lode mining claims and suggestions on how to treat gaps and overlaps not of record.?ÿ
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This course presents advanced topics on mineral surveys that build upon the mineral surveys topic in the ??Non-Rectangular Surveys? CFedS course.?ÿ For those who have not taken the introductory CFedS course, supplemental reading materials are included in the conference registration materials.?ÿ These materials are intended for those unfamiliar with mineral surveys and those wishing to refresh their knowledge of mineral survey resurveys. ?ÿAll conference attendees may attend the CFedS seminar as part of their conference registration.
Attached is a copy of the course outline.?ÿ The course is a 2 CEU CFedS continuing education course.?ÿ Hope to see some of you there.
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