Edmunds County Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest Form
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Edmunds County Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest Form
Fill in the blank Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest form formatted to comply with all South Dakota recording and content requirements.

Edmunds County Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest form.

Edmunds County Completed Example of the Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest Document
Example of a properly completed South Dakota Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Edmunds County Register of Deeds
Ipswich, South Dakota 57451
Hours: 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00 M-F
Phone: (605) 426-6431
Recording Tips for Edmunds County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
- Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
- Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
Cities and Jurisdictions in Edmunds County
Properties in any of these areas use Edmunds County forms:
- Bowdle
- Hosmer
- Ipswich
- Roscoe
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Edmunds County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Edmunds County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Edmunds County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Edmunds County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.
Can I reuse these forms?
Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Edmunds County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.
Are there any recurring fees?
No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
How much does it cost to record in Edmunds County?
Recording fees in Edmunds County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (605) 426-6431 for current fees.
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A severed mineral interest in South Dakota does not stay on the books forever. Under South Dakota Codified Laws chapter 43-30A, the state's abandoned mineral interests act, a mineral interest that goes unused for twenty-three years or more is abandoned, and title vests in the owner of the surface estate above it. This fillable statement of claim of mineral interest is the one-owner filing that preserves severed mineral rights, oil, gas, coal, or any other mineral, and starts the twenty-three year period running fresh.
A Twenty-Three Year Clock on Severed Minerals
South Dakota severed thousands of mineral estates from their surface acres over the last century, most often through a reservation clause in the deed of the ranch or farm above them. SDCL 43-30A-2 puts every one of those dormant mineral interests on a clock: twenty-three years without a use, and the interest is abandoned, with title vesting in the surface owner. SDCL 43-30A-3 lists what counts as use: actual production, injection or storage operations, a recorded lease, conveyance, or mortgage that makes specific reference to the interest, a pooling or unitization order, taxes paid on the interest, and, the one act entirely within a dormant owner's control, recording a statement of claim.
The South Dakota Supreme Court read those rules in Holsti v. Kimber, 2014 S.D. 21, treating recorded oil and gas leases, mineral deeds, and a statement of claim in the chain of title as uses that defeated a surface owner's abandonment suit.
One Recording Resets the Period
Under SDCL 43-30A-4, a mineral interest is in use on the date a complying statement of claim is recorded. The statute asks for three things: the record owner's name and mailing address, a legal description of the land on or under which the interest lies, and recording in the office of the register of deeds for the county where the mineral interest is located. This form carries those contents and adds the identifying detail title examiners look for: a description of the share and substances claimed, and the recorded reservation or mineral deed the interest comes from. A joint tenant may record one statement on behalf of all joint tenants, and the form names them; a tenant in common claims only that owner's undivided share, so co-tenants appear in the record with separate statements.
The mailing address earns its place twice. A surface owner who moves to succeed to lapsed minerals publishes a notice of lapse and mails it to the mineral owner's address of record under SDCL 43-30A-6, and a record owner reached that way still has sixty days after publication to record a statement of claim under SDCL 43-30A-5. The notice of lapse and the quiet title action that complete a surface owner's succession are separate statutory filings, prepared and recorded separately, and are not included in this package.
Built for the Register of Deeds Counter
The statement is signed before a notary, since South Dakota registers of deeds record acknowledged instruments under SDCL 43-28-8. The form reserves the three inch blank band across the top of the first page that SDCL 43-28-23 requires, places the SDCL 43-28-23 preparer statement in the band's left half where the statute permits it, and keeps ten point type on white letter size stock. The statewide recording fee is thirty dollars under SDCL 7-9-15. A statement of claim transfers no title, so the transfer fee and Certificate of Real Estate Value that accompany South Dakota deeds do not apply to it.
The download includes the statement of claim as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing a Harding County mineral reservation preserved from start to finish, and a plain language guide that walks through every section, the twenty-three year rules behind them, and the recording steps. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Edmunds County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Statement of Claim of Mineral Interest meets all recording requirements specific to Edmunds County.
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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Edmunds County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.
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