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phantom power

(25,966 posts) Mon Feb 18, 2013, 02:01 PM Feb 2013

Billionaire Miner Fights Rivals to Halt Digs on His Ranch

“In Australia, by law, you only own the top meter, everything underneath, that is owned by the people of Australia,” Peter Strachan, a resources analyst at Perth-based StockAnalysis, said in a phone interview. “If someone puts in a request to explore on your land, you have to deal with that and make sure you’re compensated for access.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-17/billionaire-miner-fights-rivals-to-halt-digs-on-his-ranch.html

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Billionaire Miner Fights Rivals to Halt Digs on His Ranch (Original Post) phantom power Feb 2013 OP

good of the court to apply the law uniformly. ellenfl Feb 2013 #1

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

1. good of the court to apply the law uniformly.

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Mon Feb 18, 2013, 05:13 PM

Feb 2013

hypocrite of the owner to make millions doing this on other parcels and other people's land but fighting to exempt himself.

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