Why have the number of federal mining claims declined by more than 76 percent since 1993?
The Earps then invested in several mining claims and water rights.
In 1992, renewed interest by Canadian investors led to the establishment of a new mining claim.
The first mining claims were filed in 1874, and a stamp mill followed by 1878.
The holder of a mining claim does not own the surface, the water, or even the rocks and gravel.
The area of the mine is private property, a patented mining claim.
The two quietly registered a mining claim, but the secret got out.
The patents cost $5 or less for a 20-acre mining claim.
"And what if you sell a mining claim where there's no gold?"
A man without an official existence cannot fight to defend a mining claim.
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