Mineral Title Examination (FNREL) 2007 Ed.

Index

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• CHAPTER 1 MINERAL TITLE EXAMINATIONS: THE WHOS, WHATS, WHENS, WHERES, AND WHYS OF MINERAL TITLE ASSURANCE
• CHAPTER 2 LAND DESCRIPTION BASICS
• CHAPTER 3 A REVIEW OF BASIC LAWS GOVERNING TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY AND LOCAL RECORDING SYSTEMS, AND THEIR IMPACT ON MINERAL TITLE EXAMINATION
• CHAPTER 4 FINDING, ACCESSING, RUNNING, AND EXAMINING THE LOCAL RECORDS AND PREPARING THE CHAIN OF TITLE
• CHAPTER 5 LUNCHEON PRESENTATION WAR STORIES ...
• CHAPTER 6 FEDERAL LAND STATUS RECORDS
• CHAPTER 7 AN OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE MINING CLAIM RECORDS
• CHAPTER 8 FEDERAL AND STATE UNIT RECORDS: THE LOCATION OF RELEVANT FILES, INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THOSE FILES AND METHODS OF ACCESSING THAT UNIT INFORMATION
• CHAPTER 9 ADVANCED MINERAL CONVEYANCING AND TITLE ISSUES (TOUGH TITLES TOP TWELVE)
• CHAPTER 10 MARKETABLE TITLE: WHAT IS IT? AND WHY SHOULD MINERAL TITLE EXAMINERS CARE?
• LIABILITY OF LAWYERS TO NON-CLIENTS FOR NEGLIGENT OR QUESTIONABLE ADVICE OR OPINIONS: EXPOSURE, DEFENSES, CURRENT JUDICIAL VIEWS, AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
• STAYING OUT OF JAIL, OUT OF COURT, AND OUT OF TROUBLE: ETHICS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND POTENTIAL LIABILITIES OF LAWYERS AND LAND PERSONNEL
• CHAPTER 12 EXAMINATION OF TITLE TO UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS -- A REFRESHER
• CHAPTER 13 EXAMINATION OF TITLE TO INDIAN LANDS
• CHAPTER 14 EXAMINING TITLE TO COAL PROPERTY IN THE WEST
• CHAPTER 15 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: INCORPORATING THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A TITLE EXAMINATION INTO A TITLE OPINION
• CHAPTER 16 WHY TEXAS TITLES ARE DIFFERENT
• CHAPTER 17 TITLE CURVE BALLS THROWN BY UNITS
• CHAPTER 18 TITLE ISSUES PRESENTED BY SEVERED MINERALS
• CHAPTER 19 THE ART OF PREPARING THE LANDMAN ABSTRACT (A PRACTICAL GUIDE)
• CHAPTER 20 PREPARING TITLE OPINIONS, COMMENTS, AND REQUIREMENTS: DECIDING WHAT'S IMPORTANT (IS THIS THE BABY OR THE BATHWATER?)
• CHAPTER 21 YOU PAID FOR THE TITLE OPINION, NOW WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT: HANDLING TITLE CURATIVE
• CHAPTER 22 HOW THE RINGMASTER ORCHESTRATES IN A THREE-RING CIRCUS: COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE COMPANY, ATTORNEY, AND LANDMAN
• CHAPTER 23 FAVORITE WEBSITES