Bureau of Land Management officials remind mining claimants that annual maintenance fees are due Thursday, Sept. 1.
The fee is required for claimants who hold unpatented mining claims or sites on federal lands and wish to retain those claims on public lands through the 2023 assessment year. Claimants who cannot pay may file a maintenance fee waiver certification (small miner’s waiver) by the same date. Mining claims will be declared forfeit and void if the…