§3837.11. When may I acquire a delinquent co-claimant's interests in a mining claim or site?
43 C.F.R. § 3837.11
You may acquire a co-claimant's interest in a mining claim or site under the following circumstances:
You are a co-claimant who has performed the assessment work, made improvements, or paid the maintenance fees required under parts 3834 and 3836 of this chapter;
Your co-claimant fails to contribute a proportionate share of the assessment work, expenditures, or maintenance fees by the end of the assessment year concerned;
You notify the delinquent co-claimant of the alleged delinquency as provided in § 3837.21; and
If, within 90 days following the date the delinquent co-claimant received the notice provided for under § 3837.21 or 90 days following the end of the publication period described in § 3837.21, the delinquent co-claimant fails or refuses to contribute a proportionate share of the assessment work, expenditures, or maintenance fees, the remaining co-claimants acquire the delinquent co-claimant's share in the mining claim or site.
You may not acquire a co-claimant's interest in a mining claim or site if the co-claimant is on active military duty.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1457; 50 U.S.C. App. 501, 565; 30 U.S.C. 28.
Source
Source: 68 FR 61078, Oct. 24, 2003, unless otherwise noted.