I thought an intent to hold was for the first year only and if you pay the maintenance fee in the second year you don't have to file anything else.
only your for assessment work if you filed a small miners waver thats what they did they paid for all their claims at the end of august. (see exhibit A)
From the BLM website
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Mining Claim Filing Instructions, Bureau of Land Management California
The Small Miner’s Waiver must contain the original signatures ( in blue ink ) of all owners . If an agent signs for the owners, a notarized designation of the agent, signed by all owners, must be on file with the BLM or be submitted with the waiver. An agent signing the waiver for more than one owner, must list each owner’s name, address and sign for each individual owner listed on the waiver (i.e. 5 claimants requires 5 signatures by the agent).
The Maintenance Fee "form" is not mandatory.
The Maintenance Fee Waiver Certification "form 3830-2" is MANDATORY.
The Affidavit of Assessment Work "form" is optional.
"COUNTY" RECORDER FILING REQUIREMENTS
In addition to filing with the BLM, file a 2015 Affidavit of Assessment Work or Notice of Intent to Hold with the county recorder’s office by September 30th. The location of this office will always be in the county seat of the county in which your claims are situated.
NOTE: If you pay the 2016 MAINTENANCE FEE, for county purposes indicate on an Affidavit of Assessment Work form that you have paid the 2016 Maintenance Fee to BLM, and the date on which you paid it.
Clay, this sentence confuses me. "Now the BLM would like you to believe the small miner's is a waiver from the maintenance fees."
The small miner's maintenance fee waiver certification does waive the annual maintenance fees. Instead, the small miner performs at least the minimum qualifying work per claim and records such on the affidavit of performance of annual work paperwork, which is notarized, recorded with the County and a copy or the original of same is sent into the BLM with the appropriate fee (only $10 per claim vs. $140 per 20 acre increment per claim) by the due date you mention.
How is the small miner waiver not a waiver of the maintenance fees? I'm a little confused on that one.
Originally the maintenance fee was considered a waiver of the $100 annual labor requirement. Now the BLM would like you to believe the small miner's is a waiver from the maintenance fees.