SANDS-28R occupies the northeast quarter of T.70N., R.20E., Sec. 33, NE — approximately 17.81 acres of federally administered land in Elmore County, Idaho. Under the General Mining Act of 1872, this parcel is identified by BLM serial number ID101754919 and is subject to annual maintenance obligations of $165 or equivalent assessment work.
Elmore County's Mountain Home district and Castle Creek drainage produced documented placer and lode gold during the 1880s–1950s. The South Fork Boise River system contains mapped paleochannels and bench terraces; modern prospecting has identified overlooked creek segments. The semi-arid climate allows extended field season. The BLM Bruneau Field Office administers federal claims; access is via mountain roads open summer-through-fall.
The nearest mapped access corridor, osm:13728327 (mapped off-road route), lies 0.2 miles from this claim's centroid. off-road vehicle clearance is required. Vehicle staging is feasible along the route shoulder outside claim boundaries before the final approach on foot.
22 active claims surround SANDS-28R within a 7-mile radius. The estimated open aliquot count is approximate — use the live map for precise 20-acre resolution.
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SANDS-28R is a 17.81-acre Lode Claim in Elmore County, Idaho (ID), filed under BLM serial number ID101754919 in the Bureau of Land Management Mining Location Record System.
The legal description places this claim at T.70N., R.20E., Sec. 33, NE within the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). The aliquot designation NE identifies the specific 20-acre sub-parcel.
Under the General Mining Act of 1872 (30 U.S.C. § 22), claims on federal land are maintained by filing the annual maintenance fee or performing assessment work. Current BLM status: Active. 22 additional active claims exist within 7 miles.
To find open federal land adjacent to SANDS-28R, AuthoriProspector overlays live BLM claims at 20-acre aliquot precision alongside USGS MRDS historic mine markers, BLM wilderness boundaries, and military no-go zones.
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