Work out when a federal mining-claim maintenance fee falls due
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the claim list, set out each lode claim, placer claim, mill site, and tunnel site, the assessment year, and whether the papers show a fee or a waiver already filed for that year. Do not decide that a claim is forfeited.
- What the lawyer must review
- An annual maintenance fee must be paid on or before 1 September to hold the claim or site for the upcoming assessment year (43 C.F.R. § 3834.11(b)). The table at 43 C.F.R. § 3830.21, as amended through 90 Fed. Reg. 42336 (2 September 2025), states $200 for a lode claim, mill site, or tunnel site, and $200 for each 20 acres of a placer claim or portion of it, paid on or before 1 September. A waiver is dealt with in part 3835. The Bureau page says that failing to pay the fee, or to file the waiver, on time in the proper State office subjects the claims or sites to forfeiture. The older sentence in 30 U.S.C. § 28f still states a fee of $100. Use the table, and confirm the figure the Bureau is collecting. You decide the consequence of a late year.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.