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robjenson
08-04-2009, 09:14 PM
Saw this news article...kinda sad story about selling mining rights on eBay which could be very detrimental to this cave:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7412960

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7412960
DiscGo
08-05-2009, 05:49 AM
It would be nice if a collection of cavers could buy it. It would surely take a lot, but I would contribute (a little :) ).
jumar
08-05-2009, 07:14 AM
It's a very cool cave. Hope there will still be access
http://www.my-mania.com/caving/crystalball.html
CaverMC
08-05-2009, 12:43 PM
It would be nice if a collection of cavers could buy it. It would surely take a lot, but I would contribute (a little :) ).

That would be nice if the sale is valid. This sounds like something the federal government will have to clear up. There are some interesting points: 1) The cave is on federal land and property of the government. 2) Will the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act have any impact on this mining claim since the cave is labeled as significant.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I hope the Utah BLM will step and help protect their (our) property.

Money truley is the root of all evil! :twisted:
jumar
08-05-2009, 01:36 PM
I'm told the ebay listing has been removed.
redrock-hiker
08-18-2009, 04:20 PM
The cave is back for auction on eBay for 25% the original eBay auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/UTAH-Crystal-Ball-Mines-Claims-40-Acres-Secure-LAND_W0QQitemZ190328935571QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_De faultDomain_0?hash=item2c507d1493&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I wish someone could preserve it for everyone to use instead of it being a chunk of meat on eBay.

There are over 280 comments in the KSL story.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=7412960

Unfortunately the person who grabbed the claim does not seem all that concerned about anything but money at this point.