43 CFR § 3800.6 - Am I required to pay any fees to use the surface of public lands for mining purposes?

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title: "43 CFR § 3800.6 - Am I required to pay any fees to use the surface of public lands for mining purposes?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3800.6"
section_name: "Am I required to pay any fees to use the surface of public lands for mining purposes?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3800"
part_name: "MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS"
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# 3800.6 Am I required to pay any fees to use the surface of public lands for mining purposes?

You must pay all processing fees, location fees, and maintenance fees specified in 43 CFR parts 3800 and 3830. Other than the processing, location and maintenance fees, you are not required to pay any other fees to the BLM to use the surface of public lands for mining purposes.

[73 FR 73794, Dec. 4, 2008]