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| | 02-1344 -- Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Norton -- 10/15/2003 |
 | | Exxon and TOSCO acquired these claims from their previous owners, who had located them prior to February 25, 1920, in accordance with the General Mining Law of 1872, 30 U.S.C. That law, "premised on a policy of encouraging exploration of valuable mineral deposits in the western United States. |
 | | Exxon filed affidavits stating that it had performed assessment work for the years 1973 through 1988, but the ALJ determined that it was non-qualifying road maintenance work. |
 | | Aerial photographs of the Exxon claim group were taken in 1954, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1980, and 1981. |
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