43 CFR § 3833.91 - What defects cannot be cured under this part?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s3833.91"
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title: "43 CFR § 3833.91 - What defects cannot be cured under this part?"
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "3833.91"
section_name: "What defects cannot be cured under this part?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)"
part_number: "3833"
part_name: "RECORDING MINING CLAIMS AND SITES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 22  621-625; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1701  62 Stat. 162; 115 Stat. 414."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 61071, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3833.91 What defects cannot be cured under this part?

Defects or other problems that cannot be cured and therefore result in forfeiture of your mining claims or sites are:

(a) Failing to record a mining claim or site within 90 days after you locate it;

(b) Failing to pay the location fee or initial maintenance fee within 90 days after you locate it; and

(c) Locating a mining claim or site on lands withdrawn from mineral entry at the time you locate it.