Filings and Fees
Documents filed with the BLM State Office
Utah State Office Address:
440 West 200 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
or
PO Box 45155
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145-0155
(801) 539-4001 Fax Machine - (801)539-4237
REMINDER: ALL FILINGS FILED WITH BLM MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH THE PROPER FEES. THE FILING IS CONSIDERED FILED WHEN THE PROPER FEES ARE PAID. IF THERE IS A FILING DUE DATE, THE FILING AND PROPER FEES MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE DUE DATE. PROCESSING FEES/SERVICE CHARGES ARE NONREFUNDABLE (REGULATION 43 CFR 3830.22).
DOCUMENT | FEE |
Notice of Location
Processing Fee
Location Fee (recording fee)
Maintenance Fee
(per claim/site) | |
Amendment (per claim/site) (Amended NOLs must be recorded at the proper county recorder's office prior to recordation with the BLM (Regulation 43 CFR 3833.22). You must record amended NOLs with the BLM within 90 days after you record the amended NOL in the local/county recording office. BLM will not recognize any amendment to your mining claim until you file it properly.) | $10 |
| Map (Must submit map for all claims/sites that shows the claim/site name and boundaries, and boundaries of Section(s), one map may be submitted for two or more claims/sites as long as each claim/site is clearly identified.) | No fee |
Transfer of Interest
(each transferee must pay per claim/site per document) | $10 |
Change of Address (per claim/site) | No fee |
Notice of Abandonment/Relinquishment (all or part of claim) (all closes the claim) | No fee |
Notice of Relinquishment of Ownership | No fee |
Notice of Intent to Locate a Lode or Placer Mining Claim(s) and/or a Tunnel Site(s) on Lands Patented under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of 1916 as Amended by the Act of April 16th, 1993 | $25 |
Maintenance Fee (per claim/site) --
Must be paid on or before Sept. 1st. | $125 |
Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification -- If you qualify --
Must be filed on or before Sept. 1st. | No fee |
Affidavit of Annual Assessment Work (per claim/site) -- If you submitted a waiver, file POL on or before Dec. 30th. | $10 |
Notice of Intention to Hold (per claim/site) -- Filed usually for the first year claim was located, if filing a waiver. | $10 |
Deferment of Assessment Work | $95 |
| Adverse Claim | $95 |
| Protest | $60 |
Mineral Patent Application
(more than 10 claims)
(10 or fewer claims) Currently BLM is not accepting MPA due to a Congress moratorium. |
$2690
$1345
|
3809 Surface Management Financial Guarantee (Bonds) -- Must use BLM forms if posting with the BLM and submit financial instrument, see bond information. | No fee |
DOCUMENT | FEE |
3809 Notice | No fee |
3802 Plan of Operations | No fee |
3809 Plan of Operations | No fee |
DOCUMENT | FEE |
Plan of Operations | No fee |
DOCUMENT | FEE |
Notice of Intent to Conduct Exploration Activities | $150 |
Notice of Intent to Conduct Small Mining Operations | $150 |
Notice of Intent to Conduct Large Mining Operations
less 50 acres | $500 |
Notice of Intent to Conduct Large Mining Operations
over 50 acres | $1000 |
Annual Report | No fee |
Progress Report | No fee |
Documents filed with the County Recorder's Office
(website - http://www.uacnet.org)
** All documents must be originals and have a notarized signature.**
- Notice of Location
- Amended Notice of Location
- Transfer of Interest
- Maintenance Fee Document
- Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification
- Affidavit of Annual Assessment Work
- Notice of Intention to Hold
**Fees may vary at local/county recording office, contact proper office.**
RECORDING | FEE |
First Page (8½ by 11 or 8½ x 14 above documents) | $10 |
Each additional page/map | $2 |
Each additional description (metes & bounds or lots) | $1 |
Each additional reference to recorded Book & Page & Entry # | $1 |
Exceptions described | $1 |
Each additional name over 2, first or second party | $1 |
The recording fees are the same for the above documents - plus each signor over two | $1 |
Affidavit of Annual Assessment Work/Notice of Intention to Hold - plus each mining claim over one | $1 |
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