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Re: nyctraydr post# 3716

Thursday, 09/19/2013 12:57:13 PM

Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:57:13 PM

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Yes, I know there is a waiver for the fees paid on claim maintenance fees for "small miners" who own less than 10 claims. I guess I am confused by how that is construed as a good thing - it just means the claims cost more per year to keep.

I assumed you meant something more on the lines of a small miner exemption for permitting. I see that argument made frequently by scammers that say they don't need to file permits to open a mine in Arizona because they are a "small miner". Perhaps there is some confusion (possibly deliberate) in the maintenance fee thing versus environmental permits.

By the way, the new fee structure with the BLM will go a long ways towards weeding out the scammers, especially those running placer scams like OODH and Bayou. It won't be so cheap anymore to claim and control the mineral rights on large areas of worthless land.