Rail Dawg
Sr. Member
- Oct 11, 2015
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MineLab GPZ 7000
Garrett ATX Pro
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
Got a situation where someone filed a lode claim on top of one of our placer claims in Rye Patch, NV.
We donāt know the individual and didnāt give permission for the lode claim to be filed.
Usually a phone call to the person that top-filed resolves the issue.
However in this case the top-filer (who only filed with the BLM and not Pershing County) doesnāt seem to care that they have filed illegally.
Anyone dealt with this type of issue in a Small Claims Court?
We havenāt lost any money (yet) and from what we understand in Nevada a Justice Court Judge can only award money but canāt compel a defendant to do something. i.e. file a Claim Abandonment with the BLM.
We donāt want this person digging on our claim so what do you all suggest we do?
If itās a Small Claims matter any suggestions on how to proceed?
Weāre easy-going but it seems in some cases being nice wonāt prevent a top-filer from going after our minerals.
Thanks for any ideas.
We donāt know the individual and didnāt give permission for the lode claim to be filed.
Usually a phone call to the person that top-filed resolves the issue.
However in this case the top-filer (who only filed with the BLM and not Pershing County) doesnāt seem to care that they have filed illegally.
Anyone dealt with this type of issue in a Small Claims Court?
We havenāt lost any money (yet) and from what we understand in Nevada a Justice Court Judge can only award money but canāt compel a defendant to do something. i.e. file a Claim Abandonment with the BLM.
We donāt want this person digging on our claim so what do you all suggest we do?
If itās a Small Claims matter any suggestions on how to proceed?
Weāre easy-going but it seems in some cases being nice wonāt prevent a top-filer from going after our minerals.
Thanks for any ideas.
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