CFR > Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior > SUBTITLE B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (parts 1000 to 9260) > SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000) (parts 3000 to 3871) > 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 (§3837.10 to §3837.11) > 3837.11—When may I acquire a delinquent 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?

(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 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.