Legislation & Regulation
Reminder: Annual Claim Filings and Fees Due
August 2021 by Scott Harn
Mining claimants who wish to retain their mining claims on Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service lands through the 2022 assessment year must pay a maintenance fee or file a maintenance fee waiver certificate on or before September 1, 2021, to prevent forfeiture.
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As prospectors, we cannot just roll over and continue to ignore the shift in public land management from multiple use to national preserve.
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Many miners have failed to exercise their rights by using the power of their Mining Districts and laws that are already on the books, such as 43 CFR 9712.1, which states…
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