claim question

[emptyhole]

I have a question for you knowledgeable claim holders. I recently opened a new claim and was wondering about liability.If I was to allow other people to prospect on my claim and someone was injured or killed is there any way I could be held liable.I wouldn't think so as I only control the mineral rights and not the property but not sure.
thanks Jeff

 

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[Echoplex]

I'm not a lawyer, but I think it would depend on how the person was injured. If they were injured as a direct result of your mining (let's say they broke a leg falling into one of your holes), then you would probably be liable. Let's say they tripped over a naturally occurring log and broke an arm. I don't know... But in the litigious society we now live in, you can get sued for anything. I know that for at least one of the clubs I am a member of, they make us sign a waiver of liability to access their claims...

 

[KevinInColorado]

You would definitely be liable for fixing up any mining mess they left behind. Other than that I don't think so since anyone can walk across your claim, camp, hunt,etc.

 

[bobw53]

Are you loaded? Did you take out liability insurance that covers your claim?

If not, don't worry about it.

Lawyers like to get paid, and they don't work for free... If there isn't the possibility of a pay day, nobody will
take the case, and if they do, they will sue the people with enough money to make it worth it. A cow did it,
I hear that the rancher with the grazing rights has a pretty fat bank account.

 

[Hoser John]

ANYONE can camp,hunt,fish on any claim as ALL you have is mineral rights. Liability is a HUGE responsibility as you have possessry rights. If you choose to let someone on them get them to sign on the line with a contract to cover thy pocketbook. Highgraders run'm off no problem as once they mine their anus is yours as criminal mineral trespass-John

 

[KevinInColorado]

John, can I ask, where did you get the cool contract? Can I have permission to republish it elsewhere?

 

[Hoser John]

Anytime anywhere as my creations are for one and all-John