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County weighs American Mineral Research application for Saint Peter Mine and broad review of mining ordinance; title cloud, foreclosures and ordinance options
Summary
Staff briefed the Board on a mining application for the Saint Peter Mine property and related title issues after an applicant-filed mandamus; commissioners also discussed whether to revise or suspend the county mining ordinance and directed staff to prepare alternative proposals and a public comment process.
The Board discussed two connected mining matters: a contested application from American Mineral Research (Saint Peter Mine property) and a separate tasking to review the county’s mining ordinance.
On the Saint Peter property, staff described a complex title history. The county obtained the parcel through foreclosure but title companies are unwilling to issue title insurance because historic records suggest mineral rights may have been severed from surface rights; staff reported finding an 1890 mineral certificate (issued by President Benjamin Harrison) but no patent, and later conveyances that reference mining claims rather than…
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