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Open mines doctrine

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A quick definition of Open mines doctrine:

The open mines doctrine is a rule in property law that says if someone rents a piece of land that already has mines on it, they can keep mining in those existing mines. But they can't dig any new mines on the land. This rule only applies if the mines were already open when the tenant started renting the land.

A more thorough explanation:

In property law, the Open Mines Doctrine is a rule that allows a tenant to use up natural resources on a piece of land by mining it, even if it causes damage to the land. This is only allowed if the mines were already open when the tenant took possession of the land. The tenant cannot open any new mines on the land.

John rents a piece of land that has an open mine on it. The mine was already there when John started renting the land. John can continue to mine the land, but he cannot open any new mines. He can only use the existing mine.

Another example is if a tenant rents a piece of land that has an open oil well on it. The tenant can continue to extract oil from the well, but cannot drill any new wells on the land.

These examples illustrate the Open Mines Doctrine because they show that a tenant can use up natural resources on a piece of land, but only if the resources were already being used when the tenant took possession of the land. The tenant cannot cause new damage to the land by opening new mines or wells.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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