Federal - Mining

摘要

Knowingly Locating a Mining Claim Over a Prior Claim May Serve as Basis for Punitive Damages ClaimIn Andersen v. Echols, No. 2:11-cv-01795CMK, 2013 WL 3894157 (E.D. Cal. July 25,2013), the district court addressed a claim in a "claim jumping" case in Butte County, California in which the defendants located their "Stimulus" lode claim and "Stimulus #2" placer claim over the plaintiffs' "Stringer" lode claim. Id. at *1. In an action to quiet title brought by the original claimants, the defendants alleged various defects in the original claimants' title and yearly state law and Federal Land Policy and Management Act filings with the county and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Id. at *5-6.