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Gold/Mining/Energy : Medinah Mining Inc. (MDHM) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Handshake™ who wrote (9299)	2/20/1999 11:46:00 AM
From: Alan Whirlwind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25548

------------------------------------------------------------------------ DAYTON MINING CORP. Andacollo Ownership Clarification Vancouver, BC (7/13) - In a response to a Medinah Energy news release, Dayton, via a news release, has confirmed that it holds mineral title and surface rights to all land that cover its published reserves, resources and mine plan. To annul a local landowner¹s (Tornero) overstaked mining claims in the Churrumata area, Dayton said: (1) It holds title to mining claims Churrumata, Andacollo and Rosario, which were originally staked in the early 1900s and cover part of the Churrumata area. Churrumata is one of eight deposits on the Andacollo property. (2) Its above noted three claims were overstaked by Julio Alberto Tornero Olivos (Tornero or the Tornero claims). (3) That in 1995 the Court of Appeals of La Serena ruled the Tornero claims should be annulled and removed from the register. Prior to 1995, Tornero transferred the claims to his mother, and, as a result, the Mine Registry could not carry out the order to remove the claims from the register. Dayton said it has refiled the lawsuit, this time against Tornero¹s mother, and has also obtained an injunction against further transfer of title or sale pending the outcome of the new lawsuit. (4) That, contrary to Medinah¹s reports that it has lost two cases before the courts in this matter, Dayton has been successful in all three cases cited by Medinah involving the three claims but has been frustrated in having the court orders enforced. Dayton further notes that: (1) It holds mineral rights in an area of Churrumata where Tornero¹s mother and wife owned certain surface rights and that in 1996 the First Instance Court of Andacollo awarded mining easements to enable development of the property covered by the surface rights and further that Minera Andacollo, its operating arm, paid Tornero¹s mother $125,000 for this mining easement. With Chilean police present to carry out the order, Minera Dayton took possession of the property on January 23, 1998, and removed the vacant building on site. (2) The criminal complaint filed against Dayton by Tornero¹s mother for removal of the building was disallowed by the Court of Andacollo and the complaint denied. A decision under appeal by Tornero¹s mother. (3) Medinah Energy said that the Chilean courts have stated that Dayton exceeded its access rights in demolishing the buildings, plant and equipment on the lands noted above. Dayton said that in fact the courts have never made any such pronouncement. Medinah further said that the tearing down of the building has prompted the filing of civil compensation suits by Medinah against Dayton. Dayton said that no such suits have been filed to date. (In a news release dated 6/17/98, Medinah said that it had negotiated an agreement with Tornero, et al, to acquire all rights and entitlement to any court awarded settlement of lawsuits involving a percentage of Dayton Andacollo OP mine - editor.) Source: NR, file. Contact: William H. Myckatyn, president, Vancouver, BC, (604)662-8383, dayton-mining.com, TSE, VSE (DD).