claim to mining rights

Such a claim with time limits would be acceptable. But the limit would
have to be reasonable. It couldn't be 50 years like some of the claims
given in Northern Canada.

Bill

>
> > The biggest point in my original email has obviously been missed.
The
> > big part of the homestead act was you had to improve the property.
In
> > our case this means you have to start mining. Sending a probe
would
> > not constitute enough for a claim requirement.
> Sending a probe and analyzing the roid *would* be improving that
> tumbling piece of real estate. It would give greater knowledge
about
> it: useful when making your business plan. Also a company that has
gone
> through the expense and effort of sending that probe deserves the
claim.
> And if a company can expect all the competitors to hunt the roid
that
> they analyzed and found worthwile, they will be unlikely to send
that
> probe in the first place: business will be curbed.
> Send a probe, analyze the results, and be given a grace period:
if
> you haven't done anything with the roid within that period, you lose
the
> claim. Only if probing a roid proves unnecessary to determine its
worth
> and make the plans should a probe be considered less than enough for
a