Dredge Corp. v. Peccole

*393OPINION

By the Court, Gunderson, J.:

The subject of this dispute is 1,920 acres of land located in the western part of the Las Vegas Valley. The trial court entered judgment against appellants, who held unpatented placer mining claims for sand and gravel, in favor of the respondents, who own a patent issued under the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. § 315(f).

In July of 1952, appellants located their claims for sand and gravel. In October of 1952, the United States issued respondents a patent to the surface land, reserving all minerals and the right to prospect for, mine and remove them. In 1973,…