43 C.F.R. § 3837.11 When may I acquire a delinquent co-claimant's interests in a mining claim or site?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) You may acquire a co-claimant's interest in a mining claim or site under the following circumstances: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) You notify the delinquent co-claimant of the alleged delinquency as provided in §3837.21; and (4) 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. (b) You may not acquire a co-claimant's interest in a mining claim or site if the co-claimant is on active military duty.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3837—ACQUIRING A DELINQUENT CO-CLAIMANT'S INTERESTS IN A MINING CLAIM OR SITE
Subpart A—Conditions for Acquiring a Delinquest Co-Claimant's Interests in a Mining Claim or Site
§ 3837.11 When may I acquire a delinquent co-claimant's interests in a mining claim or site?