The notice's survey tie, as written, points about 1.5 miles west of the section corner, outside Section 28
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The RW 453 notice (mine-453) ties the claim's NW corner to the permanent monument at the SE corner of Section 32, T14S R11E: approximately 8,179 feet at an azimuth of 265.3 degrees. BLM's survey grid puts that corner at about 39.5570 N, 110.7025 W. An azimuth of 265.3 degrees is almost due west; 8,179 feet that way ends near 39.555 N, 110.73 W, about two miles from Section 28, which lies to the north (39.572-39.586 N). The same distance at about 5 degrees (nearly due north) lands in Section 28's north half (39.579 N, 110.700 W), so the bearing looks like an error. This is a calculation from the notice and BLM's section geometry, not a survey.
In plain termsA claim notice has to say where the claim is by measuring from a known survey marker. This notice's measurement points the wrong way: followed as written, it leads to ground well west of the section the notice itself names. It is probably a typo. Utah law expects the notice to identify the claim by reference to a permanent monument (Utah Code 40-1-2), so a surveyor or attorney could say whether it matters.
- BLM National PLSS (CadNSDI) sections layer: SE corner of Section 32, T14S R11E SLM (checked in late September 2026) (Bureau of Land Management, 2026-09) primary government
- Utah Code Title 40, Chapter 1, Mining Claims (40-1-1 to 40-1-12) (Utah State Legislature, 2025-05-07) primary government “located by reference to some natural object or permanent monument”
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