ClaimWatch's proprietary automation tools generate complete mining claim staking packages at scale — location certificates, corner cards, claim maps, and filing-ready documents for near-unlimited claim counts. The package for claim 500 takes the same time to generate as the package for claim 1. No hand-drafting. No per-claim bottleneck. Fast turnaround on large blocks.
What Ships in a Staking Package
Location Certificates
Complete location certificates for each claim with legal description, PLSS coordinates, claim type, locator information, and all required statutory language for county and BLM filing.
Corner Cards
GPS-accurate corner cards for each claim monument with UTM and lat/long coordinates, bearing and distance ties, and monument descriptions. Ready for field posting.
Claim Maps
Publication-ready ArcGIS Pro maps showing claim boundaries, PLSS grid, monument locations, adjacent claims, and terrain context. Formatted for county recorder filing.
Why Automation Matters
Traditional claim staking services prepare each package by hand — drawing boundaries on a topo map, calculating corner coordinates with a ruler and protractor, and typing location certificates one at a time. For a 20-claim block, that works. For a 200-claim block, it takes weeks. For 500+ claims, it becomes a scheduling and quality-control problem.
ClaimWatch's staking processor takes the claim layout as input and generates the entire package computationally. Every coordinate is calculated from the PLSS grid. Every document is populated from the layout data. Every map is rendered from the same source geometry. The output is consistent, accurate, and fast — regardless of how many claims are in the block.
The Process
- Land status verification — before staking, we verify BLM land status across the target area to confirm which sections are open to mineral entry and which are restricted by withdrawals, patents, or other dispositions.
- Claim layout design — lode and placer claim boundaries are laid out across the target area based on your exploration targets, avoiding excluded lands and existing senior claims.
- Package generation — the staking processor generates complete location certificates, corner cards, and maps for every claim in the layout.
- Filing support — packages are formatted and ready for filing with BLM and the county recorder. We support filings across all western states.
Who Needs This
- Exploration companies staking new project areas who need hundreds of claims filed accurately and fast.
- Mining companies expanding existing claim blocks or re-staking after a land status review.
- Land departments managing staking programs across multiple states who need consistent, standardized packages.
- Landmen and consultants handling staking on behalf of clients who need a scalable production tool rather than manual drafting.
How It Fits the ClaimWatch Workflow
Claim staking follows naturally from ClaimWatch's intelligence reports:
- Regional Prospecting identifies the play and ranks candidate parcels.
- Area Check verifies open ground, land status, and existing claim activity.
- Claim Staking stakes the ground with automated packages.
- GroundControl analyzes the staked block for seniority conflicts and validity.
Get a Staking Package Estimate
Send us your target area, approximate claim count, and timeline. We'll scope the project and get you an estimate.
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