43 CFR § 3830.21 What are the different types of fees?

#### § 3830.21 What are the different types of fees? The following table lists processing fees, location fees, and maintenance fees (all cross-references refer to this chapter): | 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](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3000.12); | No. | | | (2) A one-time $49 location fee; and | | | | (3)(i) For lode claims, mill sites and tunnel sites, an initial $200 maintenance fee; or | | | | (ii) For placer claims, an initial $200 maintenance fee for each 20 acres of the placer claim or portion thereof. | | | (b) Amending a mining claim or site location ([§ 3833.20](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3833.20)) | The processing fee for amendment of location found in the fee schedule in [§ 3000.12 of this chapter](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3000.12) | No. | | (c) Transferring a mining claim or site ([§ 3833.30](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3833.30)) | The processing fee for transfer of mining claim/site found in the fee schedule in [§ 3000.12 of this chapter](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3000.12) | 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 $200 must be paid on or before September 1 each year | Yes. See part 3835. | | | (2) For placer claims, a $200 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](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3835.30)) | The processing fee for recording an annual FLPMA filing found in the fee schedule in [§ 3000.12 of this chapter](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3000.12) | No. | | (f) Submitting a petition for deferment of assessment work ([§ 3836.20](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3836.20)) | The processing fee for deferment of assessment work found in the fee schedule in [§ 3000.12 of this chapter](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3000.12) | No. | | (g) 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](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/section-3000.12) | No. |

\[[74 FR 30961](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/74-FR-30961), June 29, 2009, as amended at [77 FR 44158](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/77-FR-44158), July 27, 2012; [79 FR 36664](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/79-FR-36664), June 30, 2014; [84 FR 31222](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/84-FR-31222), July 1, 2019; [89 FR 54367](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/89-FR-54367), July 1, 2024; [90 FR 42336](https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/90-FR-42336), Sept. 2, 2025\]