Can I Stake A Claim In Alaska? The Department of Natural Resources in Alaska claim that most of the land currently owned today was acquired after 1958 when Alaska first became a union state (Alaska, 2008a). The Homestead Act allowed one homestead of 160 acres maximum for each family to stake claim in. Can you
Can I Camp On My Mining Claim On Blm Land? As a mining claimant, you may have the right for extended occupancy on public lands if it is approved by federal land managers. Check with the local BLM or Forest Service office for specific regulations if your mining operation will require you to camp for
Can You Still Stake A Claim In Alaska? Can you still stake a claim in Alaska? Since the 1986 repeal, there has been no federal homesteading program in Alaska; the State of Alaska, however, created public land disposal programs starting with statehood in 1959. Initially, the state sold land primarily through auctions and then through