...definition in Castle v. Womble?3 endorsed by the Supreme Court,24 held that . . . where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, the requirements...

...Mining Law of 1872 is valid. For many years, the courts used the "prudent man" rule requiring "evidence of such a character that a person of ordinary prudence...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a valuable mine. . ." But in United States v. Coleman (1968), the Supreme Court...

..."prudent-man test" in order to qualify as 'Valuable mineral deposits," the discovered deposits must be of such a character that "a person of ordinary prudence...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine . . . ." This...

...lest of discovery used by the Department of the Interior. The test determines "... where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, the requirements...

...of Section 3 compliance, a prudent man definition for "commercial quantities" would be satisfied if a person of ordinary prudence would be justified In the further expenditure of his labor and means with a reasonable prospect of success in developing a valuable mine. Other suitable...

...of Castle v. Womble in 1894.71 A discovery has been made, the secretary said, "where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine."72 The origins...

...things: first, minerals must be found within the claim; and, second, the evidence must be of •uch character that a person of ordinary prudence would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means with a reasonable prospect of success in developing a valuable mine. On the other hand,...

...early as 3894, the Department had expressed the view that a 'discovery exists [wjhere minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with the reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, • the requirements...

...the Department had expressed the view tr.at a discovery exists [W)here minerals have been found end the evidence is of such a character that a person...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with the reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, the requirements...

...legal standard for discovery is the so-called prudent man test which examines whether the minerals are of such a character that a person of ordinary prudence...would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success in developing a valuable mine.13 In a government...