Geomet Exploration, Ltd. v. Lucky Mc Uranium Corp.

HAYS, Justice.

Geomet appealed from a decision granting exclusive possession of certain unpatented mining claims to Lucky Me Uranium Corporation. The Court of Appeals affirmed, 124 Ariz. 60, 601 P.2d 1344 (App.1979). Geomet petitioned for review and we granted review under A.R.S. § 12-120.24 and Rule 23 of the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure. We now vacate the opinion of the Court of Appeals.

By use of modern scintillation equipment in September of 1976, plaintiff/appellee, Lucky Me Uranium Corporation, detected “anomalies” (discontinuities in geologic formations) indicative of possible…