Re-Cutting Claim Boundary Lines

Under section 10(2) of the Assessment Work Regulation the re-cutting of the claim boundary lines is eligible for assessment work credit. Information is also available in policy UC 703-13.

It is important to both the Ministry and the exploration industry to have mining claims with clearly distinguished claim boundary lines. By allowing credits for re-cutting claim lines, claim holders are encouraged to re-establish their claim lines at least every 5 years.

It might be necessary to re-establish those boundary lines for the first time before 5 years have lapsed between staking and re-cutting. That is a business decision by the recorded holder. It must be remembered however that staking and re-establishing [re-cutting] claim lines are two separate actions. Assessment credit for re-cutting of the boundary lines will not be allowed to correct deficiencies in the original staking.

Important points to remember

• assessment credit is at a rate of approximately 50% of the Industry Standard for line-cutting (this generally does not provide a full year of assessment work credit)
• re-cutting requires adherence to the original general staking rules such that the claim boundary can be easily located i.e. the blazing of trees on two sides only in the direction of travel (see claims staking regulations)
• re-cutting does not require the lines to be "cut out" as for a legal survey (the high cost associated with skyline clearing is not eligible)
• a report is required that should include the type of work performed, location and means of access, identify the claims on which work was performed, identify the boundary lines re-cut, and include a key map that locates the claims within the township
• a map is required that shows the claim boundary lines, the location of claim lines re-cut, claim posts and "geographic, geologic and exploration features" at a scale of between 1:10 and 1:5,000 (a current copy of a Mining Lands claim map with the boundary highlighted is not sufficient)

Should you have any questions please contact the Geoscience Assessment Office.