Federal Register Notice 9-28-2018 - Final Rules Minerals Fees Changes 83 FR 48957 (2018)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PROCESSING FEES FOR MINING CLAIM ACTIONS HAVE INCREASED

Effective October 1, 2018, the following fees associated with mining claims, have increased from $10 per mining claim to $15 per mining claim:

• Amendment
• Transfer of Interest
• Affidavit of Labor
• Notice of Intent to Hold

All documents filed with BLM on or after October 1, 2018, must pay the new fee at the time of filing.

This increase DOES NOT affect new mining claims.  All fees associated with filing new mining claims remain the same at $212 per 20 acre mining claim:   PROCESSING FEE - $20, LOCATION FEE - $37, MAINTENANCE FEE - $155 (per 20 acres or portion thereof)

Under the cost recovery rule, 70 FR 58857 (2005), the cost recovery fees at 43 CFR 3000.12 were updated in the Federal Register published on September 28, 2018, 83 FR 48957 (2018)