Section 51
Section51. The form of declaration of location of a lode mineral claim and of the accompanying affidavit required by this Act shall be substantially as follows: DECLARATION OF LOCATION (LODE MINERAL) 1. The undersigned hereby declare and give ______________ notice that, having complied with the provisions of Act Numbered ________ of the National Assembly, relative to the location of mining claims, _____________ located _____________ meters on a lode of mineral bearing rock in place, situated in the sitio of _________________________, barrio of __________, municipality of ______________, Province of _________________, Island of _____________, Philippines, and bounded as follows: On the north ______________________________________________ On the east _______________________________________________ On the south _____________________________________________ On the west ______________________________________________ with an approximate area of ________________ hectares. A sketch plan of the above described claim is drawn in the following blank space which shows, as nearly as may be, the shape and size of the claim, the position of the claim with reference to prominent natural objects or permanent monuments, the position of adjoining mining claims and the north-south direction line: HERE DRAW A SKETCH OF THE LAND INDICATE THE NORTH DIRECTION BY AN ARROW (SKETCH PLAN) 2. That the name of the above claim is the ___________________ Mineral Claim, and that the same was located by ____________ from _________ 19___, to __________________, 19____, inclusive, a total period of ______________ days. As located, the claim has _____________ corners. The locator __________ desire ____________ this mineral land for the purpose of extracting therefrom the following minerals: ______________ ____________________________________________________________ 3. That at the point where minerals were found in place, there has been set a ______________________ post {_______ cm. X _________ cm.} by __________ cm. in length, {_______ cm. in diameter } and marked "discovery post." 4. That location Post No. 1 is marked as follows: "Initial post." Direction and distance to Post No. 2; __________________________, ______________________________ bearing distance meters ______________ meters of this claim lie on the right and ______________ meters on the left of the location line from Post No. 1 to Post No. 2 __________ Lode Claim, locator __________, date of location ________________________, 19_____ 5. That location Post No. 2 is marked as follows: Location Post No. 2, ____________ Lode Claim; ___________; (locator) ____________________ (Date of location) 6. That Corner No. 1 is situated ________________ (bearing) _______________ (distance) meters from ________________ and is marked "_________ Corner No. 1 ___________" Mineral Claim and is established by: (a) A {_________ tree __________ cm. in diameter} {fixed rock _________ cm. X _________ cm.} marked with cross. (b) A ________ post {______ cm. in diameter} {______ cm X _______ cm.} set approximately __________ cm. in the ground and surrounded by a mound of {earth/stone}________ cm. in diameter by _________ cm. in height. (c) A stone ____________ cm. X ___________ cm. X ________ cm. in length, projecting __________ cm. above the ground. 7. That Corner No. 2 is situated ____________ meters from Corner No. 1 and is marked "________ Corner No. 2 ________" Mineral Claim and is established by: (a) A {_________ tree __________ cm. in diameter} {fixed rock _________ cm. X _________ cm.} marked with cross. (b) A ________ post {______ cm. in diameter} {______ cm X _______ cm.} set approximately __________ cm. in the ground and surrounded by a mound of {earth/stone}________ cm. in diameter by _________ cm. in height. (c) A stone __________ cm. X __________ cm. X ___________ cm. in length, projecting ________ cm. above the ground. 8. That Corner No. 3 is situated __________ meters from Corner No. 2 and is marked "_________ Corner No. 3 ________" Mineral Claim and is established by: (a) A {_________ tree __________ cm. in diameter} {fixed rock _________ cm. X _________ cm.} (b) A ________ post {______ cm. in diameter} {______ cm X _______ cm.} set approximately __________ cm. in the ground and surrounded by a mound of {earth/stone}________ cm. in diameter by _________ cm. in height. (c) A stone __________ cm. X __________ cm. X ___________ cm. in length, projecting ________ cm. above the ground. 9. That Corner No. 4 is situated __________ meters from Corner No. 3 and is marked "_________ Corner No. 4 ________" Mineral Claim and is established by: (a) A {_________ tree __________ cm. in diameter} {fixed rock _________ cm. X _________ cm.} (b) A ________ post {______ cm. in diameter} {______ cm X _______ cm.} set approximately __________ cm. in the ground and surrounded by a mound of {earth/stone}________ cm. in diameter by _________ cm. in height. (c) A stone __________ cm. X __________ cm. X ___________ cm. in length, projecting ________ cm. above the ground. Witness: ___________________ ___________________ Locator ___________________ ___________________ P.O. Address Agent Witness ___________________ ___________________ P.O. Address ___________________ P.O. Address AFFIDAVIT GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Municipality of ___________________} s. s. Province of ______________________} _________________________ being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That ________________________ citizen __________________ of the ________________, and _____________ of legal age; That the affiant ______________ the {locator/agent} of the said _____________________ who _____________________ the locator ______________ and _________________ cognizant of the facts of the above-mentioned Mineral Claims; That all the notices and posts mentioned in the foregoing Declaration of Location of the _______________ Mineral Claim have been put up; That the corners of the said Claim have been established and marked as therein described; That mineral has been found in place in the above-mentioned Claim; and That the ground within the boundaries of said Claim is unoccupied by any other person for mining purposes. ____________________ Locator ____________________ Agent Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________________ day of _____________, 19_____, affiant exhibiting his cedula No. ________ issued at ___________________, on the ______________ day of ____________, 19______. ____________________ ____________________ ____________________