-- Attention Miners --
Locating New Mining Claims, Mill Sites and Tunnel Sites

New Location Notices/Certificates must be filed with the BLM Idaho State Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho, 83709, within 90 days from the date of location. In Idaho, you must record with the County Recorder within 90 days from the date of location. Notice must include township, range, section, and quarter section in which the claim is located, location date, type of location, claim name, and claimant(s) name and address. Also, submit a map showing the boundary of the claim within a section.

A $165 Per Claim/Site Fee is required at the time of recordation with BLM. This fee covers--$10 service charge, $30 location fee, and the $125 maintenance fee for the assessment year in which the claim/site is located. If the maintenance and location fees are not submitted in full at the time of filing, the location notice will be returned without further action.

If the location notice/certificate is not received or postmarked within the 90-day filing period, the new location will be declared abandoned and void by operation of law.

Location Date: Date discovery monument is erected and location notice is posted on the ground.

Assessment Year : Begins at 12 noon September 1 through 12 noon September 1.

If the claim/site is located before September 1 and filed with BLM on or after September 1, you must pay $165 plus an additional $125 maintenance fee for the current assessment year. If you qualify, you may submit a Maintenace Fee Waiver Certification (Form 3830-2) rather than pay the $125 maintenance fee for the current assessment year.

See regulations (43 CFR 3838) for locating claims on private land patented under the Stock Raising Homestead Act, or if disposal of the minerals is authorized under this Act. A Notice of Intent to Locate must be filed prior to locating a claim. BLM service charge is $25.

MAINTAINING CLAIMS AND SITES

A $125 Maintenance Fee or a Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification must be filed annually on or before September 1 for the upcoming assessment year.

Claimants Who File the Maintenance Fee Must: Include a document listing the claim/site names and BLM serial numbers for which the fees are being paid. The maintenance fee is in lieu of performance of assessment work.

Claimants Who File the Waiver Certification Must:

1. Complete the assessment work for the current assessment year prior to September 1.
2. Have an interest in 10 or less claims/sites in the U.S. on September 1 (all owners).
3. File a relinquishment or transfer ownership on or before September 1, for those claims that are over the 10-claim limit.
4. Include the name, address, and original signature of all owners on the waiver.
5. List claim names and serial numbers that you wish to maintain on the waiver.
6. On or before December 30, file a Proof of Labor or Affidavit of Assessment Work with the BLM Idaho State Office. BLM service charge is $5 per claim/site.

Change of Address -- List claim names and BLM serial numbers. Note address change on annual filing.

Amended Notice -- If a correction is required on the original location notice, an amended notice should be filed with the BLM and the County Recorder. BLM service charge is $5 per claim/site.

Transfer of Interest -- If there is a change of name/ownership, the transfer document must be filed with the BLM and the County Recorder. BLM service charge is $5 per claim/site.

Prior to Operation -- Contact the BLM Field Office and/or Forest Service Office having jurisdiction over the land in which your claim/site is located. Please check with the appropriate office on what type of work you are allowed to do and what steps are required, such as casual work, notice or plan of operations and reclamation bond requirements.