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To: pocotrader who wrote (207881)	12/18/2011 6:11:42 PM
From: tyc:>	Respond to of 313013

Historically, there is a story in Free Gold about Noranda's famous Horne mine claims:. Page 273: "..... several of the Horne claims, including the the vital one containing the bulk of the ore, had, unknown to officials, come open for re-staking. Through clerical oversight, assessment work had not been recorded on the due date; therefore the Noranda ground automatically reverted to the crown........There was some question Pare wished to resolve regarding the validity of his own claims. He went to the recorder's office and asked for a blueprint of the Rouyn District....... in the course of consulting it he found that various Horne claims were marked "open"....Reacting quickly he phoned his uncle Noah Timmins, who requested him to restake the ground immediately.. he rushed to Rouyn and restaked the claims on behalf of Noranda,. Noranda was saved, thanks to Pare's fortuitous visit to a recorder's office and the swift and unselfish action of incomparable Noah Timmins"

To: pocotrader who wrote (207881)	12/19/2011 2:54:17 AM
From: Nevada9999	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 313013

The case law and precedents are clear, but no, I'm not aware of it ever happening in the middle of an operating mine. That shouldn't affect the outcome, but I think it may account for the delay. Competitor claims in the middle of a mining operation create a lot of problems that must be worked out constructively or the operation would just need to shut down and completely reorganize. I don't think it is in RPM's (nor the local court's) best interest to unnecessarily or hastily shut down the mine, but I believe RPM will receive the mineral rights they staked.