I think there is a group of miners digging under myhouse! What are they looking for? Do I have mineral rights?

Question

Seriously. I know it sounds crazy but I swear I hear digging and whistling at night. From miner movies I have watched miners seem to whistle a lot. Could this be possible? If they find something do you think they will share? I know this sounds crazy but I heard whistling!

Answer 1

Calm down, it's going to be ok....

Answer 2

Try and find out if maybe there are old mine shafts under your house which could be filled with water, and thus make noise when wind is inside.

Answer 3

If someone were digging under your house as far as mining operations go, you would have to be notified of it. However if drug smugglers or illegal immigrants or crazy neighbors were digging under your house, you probably wouldn't be notified of it.

Answer 4

Some western states have leaned heavily on british common law regarding ghost mining rights (After London's 14th century ghost craze, british courts became more and more sympathetic to cases brought on behalf of the departed). As a result, many ghost miners have headed west in search of work.

Unless you can prove that you had started mining before them, they probably have what's called "Ghost Squatter's Privilege" (GSP) if they're making good use of the land. If you find that the miners aren't ghost, then you can definitely shoot them legally (Make My Day law). They're probably just mining ghost minerals, like spark and emer, that have no use to the living, anyway.

You might be able to get them evicted if you can prove in court that they're causing environmental damage.

Answer 5

:S

and it's not your neighbor?

if you're not hallucinating, no one has a right to be under, over, or in your backyard without your consent.

again, if you're not hallucinating, I suggest you ask someone to stay the night with you and then try to follow the whistling

good luck!!!  o_O