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claims. Petitioner continued to talk to people about mining, to
read about mining, and to go to meetings about mining during this
period.
In 1986, petitioner and a local real estate attorney,
Darrell Clark, representing Great Western Basin Corp. (Great
Western), negotiated a mining lease. The lease was conditioned
on testing and sampling of petitioner’s claims. An independent
geologist prepared a report for Great Western that set forth
numerous recommendations and conclusions. In September 1986,
petitioner and Great Western entered into a lease whereby
petitioner agreed to lease his mining claims to Great Western for
the purposes of prospecting, exploring, drilling, mining, and
operating the property for ores and minerals. Great Western made
no payments to petitioner, however, and defaulted on the lease.
In 1988, petitioner began consulting with Kent Kjelberg at
the Rattlesnake Mine in California. Petitioner provided
extensive equipment and knowledge to the Rattlesnake Mine.
Petitioner was not paid for the use of his equipment or for the
information he provided, but he was promised a portion of the
income produced from the Rattlesnake Mine. Ultimately,
petitioner received only an old grader.
In or about 1988, petitioner began to disengage from his
pharmaceutical activities at Zila and began spending more time on
his mining activities.
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