The Decapolis Group LLC

[mick silver]

http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=2115177 ... who owns the west ... The Decapolis Group LLC is one of 92,125 beneficiaries of a 132-year-old federal mining law that gives away precious metals, minerals, and even the title to the land itself for less than $10 an acre. The Decapolis Group LLC owns the minerals under an estimated 3,520 acres of claimed land giving The Decapolis Group LLC more total land holdings (claims and patents) than 99.3% of all other mining interests.........Insider trading allegations:See also: George W. Bush, business and early political career (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush,_business_and_early_political_caree r) and George W. Bush insider trading allegations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_insider_trading_allegations)
Harken has attracted attention because of the role played in its affairs during the 1980s by George W. Bush, later the President of the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States). While a member of the company’s board of directors, Bush sold stock in Harken on the 22nd of June, 1990, shortly before the company announced substantial losses. This transaction resulted in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission) investigation of probable insider trading (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insider_trading).
A Harken transaction associated with the endowment fund of Harvard University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University) has also been questioned; see Harken Energy scandal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harken_Energy_scandal) and the Harken board member from Harvard, Michael R. Eisenson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_R._Eisenson).
The controversy is discussed in the 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11). In another documentary, Orwell Rolls in His Grave (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwell_Rolls_in_His_Grave), one of the responders, Charles Lewis of the Center for Public Integrity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Public_Integrity) said that his organisation brought this controversy on April 4, 2000, seven months before the 2000 U.S. presidential election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_U.S._presidential_election), but the mainstream media “chose not to report the story”…
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2014/05/oil-and-gas-hkn-energy-declares-commerciality-of-swara-tika-structure-in-kurdistan.html
(HKN) is pleased to announce that it has notified the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) that the Swara Tika discovery (http://www.pennenergy.com/topics/oil-discovery.htm) is a “Commercial Discovery” pursuant to the terms of the Sarsang Production Sharing Contract.
HKN, as operator of the Sarsang Block, has drilled two wells (http://www.pennenergy.com/topics/exploration-and-production.htm) on the Swara Tika structure. The Swara Tika-1 exploration well was spudded in August 2010 and drilled to a total depth of approximately 3,800 meters. Daily flow rates were established from two Triassic tests estimated at more than 7,000 barrels per day (bpd) of 35°-39° API oil with associated gas. The Swara Tika-2 well was spudded in December 2011 and drilled to a total depth of approximately 3,700 meters. The Swara Tika-2 well established natural flow from five Triassic zones totaling more than 18,000 bpd of 35°-39° API oil and 14 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of associated gas on a 2” choke with only a portion of each interval perforated. In addition, during the drilling of Swara Tika-2, HKN successfully recovered significant quantities of heavier Jurassic oil to the surface using underbalanced drilling techniques. The Swara Tika-2 well is located 4 kilometers away from the Swara Tika-1 discovery well and the hydrocarbon bearing zones of interest are 150 meters downdip from the Swara Tika-1 well. Both wells have approximately 1,800 meter gross stratigraphic sections with indications of hydrocarbons.
“We are pleased to declare a commercial discovery relating to the Swara Tika structure, which is an important milestone as we move toward the full development of this discovery,” said Russell Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, HKN Energy. “We continue to appraise the other structures on the Sarsang Block as permitted by the KRG, and we look forward to working with our co-venturers and the KRG to further develop this world class block.”…… https://thesandymonocle.wordpress.com/

[mick silver]

ClaimsLike all U.S. claimholders, The Decapolis Group LLC acquired ownership of precious metals and minerals on U.S. public land for about $2 per acre, and maintains possession of the claim with a small per-acre fee, typically $5 each year. The Decapolis Group LLC pays no royalties to the federal government for metals and minerals mined from this land.

For The Decapolis Group LLC:

Ranking among U.S. claimholders: 561 for total acreage claimed (along with 8 others) of 28,405 total claimholders.
Current claimed land holdings exceed total claimed acreage for: 98.0% of all other claimants
Total acres of public lands claimed: 3,520 acres

[mick silver]

The Decapolis Group, a limited liability company was established in Nigeria in 2002. A young and growing organisation the company is steadily growing representing international and multinational companies in the region….
http://archive.crossborderinformation.com/Article/Iraqi+Kurdistan+Decapolis+awaits+judgement+in+Mang esh+case.aspx?date=20131114
*Dempsey, General Martin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Dempsey
*Derna (city)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derna,_Libya
*Donilon, Tom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Donilon
Thomas E. “Tom” Donilon (born May 14, 1955) is an American lawyer and former government official who served as National Security Advisor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(United_States)) in the Obama administration (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_administration). Previously, he served together with diplomat Wendy Sherman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Sherman) as Agency Review Team Lead for the State Department (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Department) in the Obama transition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obama_transition),and as Deputy to National Security Advisor James Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Jones) early in the Obama administration. Donilon replaced Jones as National Security Advisor on October 8, 2010.
Donilon tendered his resignation as National Security Adviser on 5 June 2013 and has been succeeded by Susan Rice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Rice).
He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group).
Donilon returned to O’Melveny & Myers (http://www.omm.com/) in May 2014 as Vice Chair of the firm and a member of the firm’s Policy Committee.
*Dunham, Armour- Stanley, (Also see: Alice ( Armour) DeJanz, The Happy Vally Set of Africa and Armour, Norman)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Armour_Dunham
Stanley Armour Dunham (March 23, 1918 – February 8, 1992) was the maternal grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama). He and his wife Madelyn Payne Dunham (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madelyn_Dunham) raised Obama from the age of 10 in Honolulu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honolulu), Hawaii….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Armour
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_de_Janz%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Valley_set
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/7636075/Is-this-the-Happy-Valley-murderer.html
*Gadaffi, Muammar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi
*Gang of 8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Eight_(intelligence)


United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Permanent_Select_Committee_on_ Intelligence):



Mike Rogers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rogers_(Michigan_politician)) (R): (Chair)
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.A._Dutch_Ruppersberger) (D): (Ranking member)



United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intellige nce):



Richard Burr (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burr) (R): (Chair)
Dianne Feinstein (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein) (D): (Vice Chairman)



Leadership in the United States House of Representatives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives):



John Boehner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boehner) (R): (Speaker of the House)
Nancy Pelosi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi) (D): (Minority leader)



Leadership in the United States Senate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate):

Mitch McConnell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell) (R): (Majority leader)
Harry Reid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid) (D): (Minority leader)


NOTE* Chambliss Saxby also ?


~SNIP~

*Gates, Robert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gates
*Haggani Network linked Afghan Commander
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haqqani_network
*Ham, Carter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Ham
*HKN Energy Ltd. Previously known as Harken Energy. (Also see Mangesh Energy Ltd, Decapolis Group, David Manners, Mark Turi etc…):


HKN, Inc.
OTCQB:HKNI
Corporate headquarters: Southlake, Texas



ttp://www.hkninc.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HKN,_Inc.
HKN, Inc., formerly known as Harken Energy Corporation, is a small American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) oil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum) and gas production company, with ownership interests in other production companies. The company is headquartered inSouthlake, Texas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southlake,_Texas), near Fort Worth. There is a second office near Dallas, in the town of Paris. The total number of employees varies. It is at approximately 20 in 2009. The company’s stock trades publicly on the NYSE MKT (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYSE_MKT) stock exchange, with the symbol HKN.
The company began as an unprofitable collection of Texas oil wells (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_well) for investors seeking tax write-offs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write-off).
In 1986, Spectrum 7 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_7) was bought by Harken for $2.2 million. After the sale of his company, as part of the deal, George W. Bush (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush) would serve on Harken’s board of directors. George W. Bush remained on the board through 1993 and was also paid fees as a consultant.
In 1987, Talat M. Othman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talat_M._Othman) joined the board of the company and served as the chair of the Audit Committee.
Aloha Petroleum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Petroleum) was sold in a controversial deal in which Harken’s equity stake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ownership_equity) in Aloha was turned into a loan, thereby disguising financial loses.This questionable accounting technique, which can serve to inflate profits, was also used by Enron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron). It helped result in the infamous 2001 Enron scandal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enron_scandal), when the fifth largest corporation in America at the time suddenly collapsed into bankruptcy.
Insider trading allegations:See also: George W. Bush, business and early political career (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush,_business_and_early_political_caree r) and George W. Bush insider trading allegations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_insider_trading_allegations)
Harken has attracted attention because of the role played in its affairs during the 1980s by George W. Bush, later the President of the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States). While a member of the company’s board of directors, Bush sold stock in Harken on the 22nd of June, 1990, shortly before the company announced substantial losses. This transaction resulted in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission) investigation of probable insider trading (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insider_trading).
A Harken transaction associated with the endowment fund of Harvard University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University) has also been questioned; see Harken Energy scandal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harken_Energy_scandal) and the Harken board member from Harvard, Michael R. Eisenson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_R._Eisenson).
The controversy is discussed in the 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11). In another documentary, Orwell Rolls in His Grave (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwell_Rolls_in_His_Grave), one of the responders, Charles Lewis of the Center for Public Integrity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Public_Integrity) said that his organisation brought this controversy on April 4, 2000, seven months before the 2000 U.S. presidential election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_U.S._presidential_election), but the mainstream media “chose not to report the story”…
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2014/05/oil-and-gas-hkn-energy-declares-commerciality-of-swara-tika-structure-in-kurdistan.html
(HKN) is pleased to announce that it has notified the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) that the Swara Tika discovery (http://www.pennenergy.com/topics/oil-discovery.htm) is a “Commercial Discovery” pursuant to the terms of the Sarsang Production Sharing Contract.
HKN, as operator of the Sarsang Block, has drilled two wells (http://www.pennenergy.com/topics/exploration-and-production.htm) on the Swara Tika structure. The Swara Tika-1 exploration well was spudded in August 2010 and drilled to a total depth of approximately 3,800 meters. Daily flow rates were established from two Triassic tests estimated at more than 7,000 barrels per day (bpd) of 35°-39° API oil with associated gas. The Swara Tika-2 well was spudded in December 2011 and drilled to a total depth of approximately 3,700 meters. The Swara Tika-2 well established natural flow from five Triassic zones totaling more than 18,000 bpd of 35°-39° API oil and 14 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of associated gas on a 2” choke with only a portion of each interval perforated. In addition, during the drilling of Swara Tika-2, HKN successfully recovered significant quantities of heavier Jurassic oil to the surface using underbalanced drilling techniques. The Swara Tika-2 well is located 4 kilometers away from the Swara Tika-1 discovery well and the hydrocarbon bearing zones of interest are 150 meters downdip from the Swara Tika-1 well. Both wells have approximately 1,800 meter gross stratigraphic sections with indications of hydrocarbons.
“We are pleased to declare a commercial discovery relating to the Swara Tika structure, which is an important milestone as we move toward the full development of this discovery,” said Russell Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, HKN Energy. “We continue to appraise the other structures on the Sarsang Block as permitted by the KRG, and we look forward to working with our co-venturers and the KRG to further develop this world class block.”……
http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/tag/hkn-energy/
*Holder, Eric https://thesandymonocle.wordpress.com/

[mick silver]

its look like some of the biggest name players in this country are on that list I just do not see them giving any thing up are back what they have taken from this country . I hope you guys give this a look

[mick silver]

Patented U.S. public landMining industry gains title to 3.7 million acres of lands previously owned by the publicJump to: Patent Purchasers (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/owners.php?uncon=no&since=1872&fips=00000&start=0) | Patents Listed by Decade (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/bydecade.php?fips=00000) | Pending Patents (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/pendingpatents.php) | Claims (http://www.ewg.org/mining/claims/index.php?stab=US&fips=00000) | Mines (http://www.ewg.org/mining/plans/index.php?stab=US&fips=00000) | Map (http://www.ewg.org/mining/maps/index.php)
Location: -State-ALL Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon South Dakota Utah Washington Wyoming
The hardrock mining industry has acquired the title to an estimated 3.7 million acres of land previously owned by the public and rich in gold, silver, and other precious metals and minerals. Although a moratorium on new mining "patents" - conversion of public lands to private - has been in place since 1994, the government continues to grant pending requests. Since 2000, 15,600 acres of public lands across 12 western states have been converted to private ownership, for a price capped at $5 per acre in 1872. See who has gained title to lands since 1980 (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?since=1980&fips=00000), 1990 (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?since=1990&fips=00000), or 2000 (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?since=2000&fips=00000).


Quick facts about patented lands in The United States


• Acres of federal land, previously public, titled the mining industry: 3,718,326
• Companies and individuals granted patents, total: 60,688
• Dollars paid for each acre: $2.50 or $5
• Land area given away since 1990: 32,267 acres
• Royalties paid to federal government from mines on patented public land: $0



EWG analysis of data compiled by the Bureau of Land Management.





Top Mining Patent Purchasers in The United States Ranked by Acres PatentedCompanies have been consolidated to account for subsidiaries. View this table without consolidation. (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?fips=00000&uncon=yes)



Company/Individual
Headquarters
Number of Patents
Estimated Acreage
Patent Date(s)


1
AMCOL International Corp (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-605786)
Arlington Heights, IL
245
21,681
1950 to 2001


2
Weber Oil Company (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=517767)
unknown
9
21,120
1955 to 1959


3
National Lead Co (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-1327367)
unknown
197
19,597
1942 to 1967


4
Union Oil Company of California (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=510922)
Sugar Land, TX
2
18,125
1986


5
John W Savage (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-482090)
Rifle, CO
15
17,000
1986 to 1987


6
Joseph L Fox (Trustee) (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=384144)
Lakewood, CO
13
16,922
1986


7
Phelps Dodge Mining Co (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-57255)
Phoenix, AZ
151
15,715
1906 to 2001


8
Rio Tinto Limited (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-1127882)
World HQ in Australia
136
11,402
1905 to 1978


9
Energy Res Tech Land (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-377435)
Denver, CO
6
11,012
1986


10
Dresser Industries (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-546829)
Houston, TX
14
10,869
1982 to 1989


See all patent purchasers in The United States (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/owners.php?uncon=no&since=1872&fips=00000&start=0)



State Ranking Ranked by Acres Patented


State
Number of Patents
Estimated Acreage




1
Colorado
24,653
1,233,635
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=CO)
map (javascript:thestate('CO','patents'))


2
California
7,666
625,804
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=CA)
map (javascript:thestate('CA','patents'))


3
Montana
7,809
404,469
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=MT)
map (javascript:thestate('MT','patents'))


4
Utah
5,816
312,250
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=UT)
map (javascript:thestate('UT','patents'))


5
Nevada
3,927
233,616
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=NV)
map (javascript:thestate('NV','patents'))


6
Arizona
3,799
221,056
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=AZ)
map (javascript:thestate('AZ','patents'))


7
Idaho
3,075
203,242
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=ID)
map (javascript:thestate('ID','patents'))


8
Wyoming
1,408
157,639
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=WY)
map (javascript:thestate('WY','patents'))


9
South Dakota
1,850
105,533
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=SD)
map (javascript:thestate('SD','patents'))


10
New Mexico
1,849
97,765
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=NM)
map (javascript:thestate('NM','patents'))


11
Oregon
893
69,711
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=OR)
map (javascript:thestate('OR','patents'))


12
Washington
1,023
53,607
details (http://www.ewg.org/mining/patents/index.php?uncon=no&since=1872&stab=WA)
map (javascript:thestate('WA','patents'))



Examples of Mines in The United States

Name of Mine
Location of Mine
Mine Status
Metal Mined
Owner or Parent Company of Owner


Silver Valley (galena) Mine
Shoshone County, ID
Open
Silver ores
Coeur D'alene Mines Corp (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-541814)


Diamond Hill Mining, Inc.
Broadwater County, MT
Suspended
Gold
Apollo Gold Corporation (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-2129280)


Pinto Valley
Gila County, AZ
Closed
Copper Ore
Bhp Billiton (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-2120808)


Montana Tunnels Mine
Jefferson County, MT
Open
Gold
Apollo Gold Corporation (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-2129280)


Copper Queen Branch Mine
Cochise County, AZ
Closed
Copper Ore
Phelps Dodge (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-57255)


Crown Jewel / Buckhorn
Okanogan County, WA
Proposed
Gold
Crown Resources (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-661071)


Jamestown
Stanislaus County, CA
Closed
Gold
Sonora Mining Corporation (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-2110662)


Denton Rawhide
Mineral County, NV
Closed
Gold
Rio Tinto Limited (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-1127882)


Golden Sunlight Gold Mine
Jefferson County, MT
Open
Gold
Placer Dome Us Inc (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-580545)


K-2 Mine Site
Ferry County, WA
Closed
Gold
Kinross Gold Corporation (http://www.ewg.org/mining/owners/overview.php?cust_id=-547402)


See more mines in The United States (http://www.ewg.org/mining/mines/index.php?fips=00000)


Source: EWG analysis.

Location: -State-ALL Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon South Dakota Utah Washington Wyoming

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Source: EWG analysis of Bureau of Land Management's Land and Mineral Records 2000 (LR2000) data system. For claims, acreages are estimated based on maximum allowable size of claims. For patents, acreages are taken directly from the LR2000 database where available, and are estimated based on maximum allowable size of claim that preceded the patent where acreages are not noted in LR2000. All notices are assumed to be five acres in size, and the size of plans are calculated directly as the size of the land represented by the legal land description in the LR2000 database. The acreages we estimate through these methods would tend to overestimate the actual amount. We welcome corrections here (http://www.ewg.org/about/contact.php), and would welcome a federal data management system that included the acreages involved in these important federal land transactions.

[mick silver]

it would be nice if we all could buy us all some land for nothing ....

Quick facts about patented lands in The United States


• Acres of federal land, previously public, titled the mining industry: 3,718,326
• Companies and individuals granted patents, total: 60,688
• Dollars paid for each acre: $2.50 or $5
• Land area given away since 1990: 32,267 acres
• Royalties paid to federal government from mines on patented public land: $0