30 U.S.C. § 28g : US Code - Section 28G: Location fee

Search 30 U.S.C. § 28g : US Code - Section 28G: Location fee

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for every unpatented
mining claim, mill or tunnel site located after August 10, 1993,
and before September 30, 2008, pursuant to the Mining Laws of the
United States, the locator shall, at the time the location notice
is recorded with the Bureau of Land Management, pay to the
Secretary of the Interior a location fee, in addition to the claim
maintenance fee required by section 28f of this title, of $25.00
per claim.