Re: burro schmidt tunnel
Posted by Desert Dog on December 18, 2003 at 21:54:28:
In Reply to: burro schmidt tunnel posted by Paul on December 18, 2003 at 11:06:54:
A mining claim is just that: a mining claim. It gives the claimant the right to extract minerals of economic value pursuent to their Production Plan and the "Prudent Man" Rule. That is, a person has to produce sufficient economic value from the claim to live on. A mining claim is not, and has never been intended to be clear title to the land and everything on it. Mining claims, exclusive of the economic mineral value, are public property for public use by everyone. A mining claim does not create exclusive ownership of the area for ever. Just a word. DD