District Court, D. Utah July 28, 1992, Civil No. 91-C-393J (Larson v. Lujan)

Memorandum Opinion and Order

JENKINS, Chief Judge.

I. Background

Frederick H. Larson (“Larson”) and Cliffs Synfuel Corporation (“Synfuel”) (collectively referred to as “plaintiffs”) are applicants for patents to a number of unpatented oil shale placer mining claims. Larson owns one hundred fifty-six (156) claims covering approximately 24,960 acres located in Uintah County, Utah.