Thanks MarcusA for the reference The LoO refers to Sec. 50 of the Land Act and it says "Exceptions and reservations 50
(1) A disposition of Crown land under this or another Act
(a) excepts and reserves the following interests, rights, privileges and titles:
i) a right in the government, or any person acting for it, to resume any part of the land that is deemed to be necessary by the government for making roads, canals, bridges or other public works, but not more than 1/20 part of the whole of the land, and no resumption may be made of any land on which a building has been erected, or that may be in use as a garden or otherwise;
ii) a right in the government, or any person acting for it or under its authority, to enter any part of the land, and to raise and get out of it any geothermal resources, fossils, minerals, whether precious or base, as defined in section 1 of the Mineral Tenure Act, coal, petroleum and any gas or gases, that may be found in, on or under the land, and to use and enjoy any and every part of the land, and its easements and privileges, for the purpose of the raising and getting, and every other purpose connected with them, paying reasonable compensation for the raising, getting and use."
Now, I never studied law, and very often I am surprised how different law-people view texts and the world, but to me this clearly is at odds with what SEA in their PR and Rudy say and also with what some spin doctors post here, espicially when they claim that SEA can do whatever they want until TUD has a buisness plan, a PEA and so on. (ii) even mentions minerals that "may be found". Recall that TUD's disvoveries are still open in all directions...
So, these "claims" are nothing but whishful thinking masquarading as an "argument". Wrong premesis.