The following table lists service charges, maintenance fees, location fees, and oil shale fees (all cross-references refer to this chapter):

Open Table
Transaction Amount due per mining claim or site Waiver available
(a) Recording a mining claim or site location (part 3833) A total sum which includes:
(1) The processing fee for notices of location found in the fee schedule in §3000.12 of this chapter;
No.
    (2) A one-time $40 location fee; and
    (3)(i) For lode claims, mill sites and tunnel sites, an initial $165 maintenance fee; or
    (ii) For placer claims, an initial $165 maintenance fee for each 20 acres of the placer claim or portion thereof.
(b) Amending a mining claim or site location (§3833.20) The processing fee for amendment of location found in the fee schedule in §3000.12 of this chapter No.
(c) Transferring a mining claim or site (§3833.30) The processing fee for transfer of mining claim/site found in the fee schedule in §3000.12 of this chapter No.
(d) Maintaining a mining claim or site for one assessment year (part 3834) (1) For lode claims, mill sites and tunnel sites, an annual maintenance fee of $165 must be paid on or before September 1 each year Yes. See part 3835.
    (2) For placer claims, a $165 annual maintenance fee for each 20 acres of the placer claim or portion thereof must be paid on or before September 1 each year.
(e) Recording an annual FLPMA filing (§3835.30) The processing fee for recording an annual FLPMA filing found in the fee schedule in §3000.12 of this chapter No.
(f) Submitting a petition for deferment of assessment work (§3836.20) The processing fee for deferment of assessment work found in the fee schedule in §3000.12 of this chapter No.
(g) Maintaining an oil shale placer mining claim (§3834.11(b)) An annual $550 fee No.
(h) Recording a notice of intent to locate mining claims on Stockraising Homestead Act Lands (part 3838) The filing fee for recording a notice of intent to locate mining claims on Stock Raising Homestead Act Lands found in the fee schedule in §3000.12 of this chapter No.

[74 FR 30961, June 29, 2009, as amended at 77 FR 44158, July 27, 2012; 79 FR 36664, June 30, 2014; 84 FR 31222, July 1, 2019]


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