§3836.11. What are the general requirements for performing assessment work?
43 C.F.R. § 3836.11
Beginning in the assessment year that begins after you locate your mining claim, you must expend $100 in labor or improvements for each claim for each assessment year preceding the date on which you file for a small miner waiver.
You may perform assessment work on:
Each individual claim;
One or more claims in a group of contiguous lode or placer claims that you own or hold an interest in and that cover the same mineral deposit; or
Adjacent or nearby lands if the work supports development of the minerals on the claim(s).
Your total expenditure must equal at least $100 per claim.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 22, 28, 28b-28e; 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457, 1701 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. App. 501, 565.
Source
Source: 68 FR 61077, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.