Official Notice of Location
Declare your claim: locator, discovery point, legal description, corner monuments, and witnesses. Per 30 U.S.C. § 22 & 43 CFR 3830.
Member Documents
Forms & Templates.
Print-ready Gold Monster forms for staking, water rights, and mining business — download, print, and fill in the field.
Every form here is finished and ready to use — open it, print it, fill it in. Fillable-PDF versions are coming later.
How to use these. Each form opens as a full-size, print-ready page — open it, print it, and fill it in by hand, or keep a copy for your records. These are Gold Monster templates to help you organize your filing; requirements vary by state and agency, so verify with the office you file with.
Claim Staking & Filing
5 forms
Placer Claim Sketch & Plot Sheet
Sketch and dimension a 20-acre placer claim — corners, coordinates, bearings, access, and landmarks.
Lode Claim Worksheet
Full lode-claim worksheet — GPS corners, monument info, adjacent claims, plus an extralateral-rights reference guide.
Lode Claim Sketch Pad
A clean 1,500' × 600' lode-claim sketch sheet — keep your end lines parallel to protect your rights.
Public Claim Notice / Trespass Sign
Post-on-site notice of your claim location for the public. Helps inform of a mining claim per 36 CFR 228.2(b).
Water Rights
2 forms
Water Rights Request
Request beneficial use of not-claimed or unused water for mining and related purposes. Source, point of diversion, use, and attestation.
Water Rights Inquiry & Project Planner
Organize everything you need to inquire about or apply for water rights — project, source, point of diversion, use, storage, and pump works.
Business & Ownership
2 forms
Mining Claim Partnership Agreement
Set out ownership shares, rights, responsibilities, and terms between claim partners on public land.
Equipment Bill of Sale
Document the sale and transfer of mining equipment — parties, description, price, terms, and signatures.