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Posted by: Diamond Digger Mar 24 2015, 04:13 PM
Gents,
I need a bit of help. It seems mining land I am interested in claiming has been claimed by a company the Forest Service owns, it even gives a Forest Service employee's email .fs.fed.us as the claimant??
This sounds strange to me anyone that knows the law? Can they do this?
They are never going to work any of these claims?
So why would they claim? Is this even Legal?
Please advise..
DD
Posted by: Crusty Mar 24 2015, 04:39 PM
A company the FS "owns?" How does a gov't agency own a company? Or is it a company that contracts with the FS?
Posted by: MikeS Mar 24 2015, 05:33 PM
That doesn't sound right to me Digger. I would check the source of that info.
Posted by: Clay Diggins Mar 24 2015, 08:46 PM
The Federal government can not locate mining claims. BLM employees may not locate mining claims. Some other federal employees may do so with full disclosure.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/3501.103
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/43/11
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1743&num=0&edition=prelim
There are more but that should give you a start.
Posted by: Diamond Digger Mar 25 2015, 01:47 AM
OK Four claims are filed two for Placer and two for lode... The company is called Wolf Energy. Wolf Energy is owned by
http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44569&exp=contact
So is this legal or what?
Even the guy's email is @fs.fed.us....
Spoken to him and he requires 30 notice of filing.. then he goes and files the claims.
Does not sound right to me.
DD
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/3501.103
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/43/11
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1743&num=0&edition=prelim
There are more but that should give you a start.
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Posted by: fenixsmom Mar 25 2015, 05:22 AM
Wolf energy inc. Is a private drilling company. 100% legal. They are listed as a special project that won the rights to drill in that national forest.
Posted by: Crusty Mar 25 2015, 06:00 AM
http://data.ecosystem-management.org/nepaweb/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44569&exp=contact
So is this legal or what?
Even the guy's email is @fs.fed.us....
Spoken to him and he requires 30 notice of filing.. then he goes and files the claims.
Does not sound right to me.
DD
It is a private company; the FS email is just the FS POC for the project, not the claim owner.
http://a123.g.akamai.net/7/123/11558/abc123/forestservic.download.akamai.com/11558/www/nepa/98983_FSPLT3_2338150.pdf
Posted by: Diamond Digger Mar 25 2015, 12:35 PM
Ok Cool
My mistake then..
DD
Posted by: Mrs.CP Mar 25 2015, 12:39 PM
Great answers Mike, fenixsmom and Crusty! 
One very important factor is being missed here though that I must add. I notice that you are in the U.K. DD and the only way to file/operate a mining claim here would be if you are a U.S. citizen or had a company that is licensed to operate in this country.
Hopefully this info is helping you some. Lots of great info in the forums here....Dig in and good luck!
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