North of 60 Mining News - The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North

Alaska miners who file their paperwork late will not immediately lose a mining claim, but would pay a penalty for the late filing under a bill that passed the Alaska Senate April 6 and was headed back to the House for concurrence on technical changes.

House Bill 344, sponsored by Rep. Hugh Fate, R-Fairbanks, changes the current law that says if a miner misses the filing deadline for annual rent...