Dear Adam and list TKS for the good news.
This past event makes me think more about meteorite hunting in deserts ( Sahara, Arabic peninsula, etc...) I think it will be great to have the exact knowledge of the different laws ruling our known hunting places, and other potentially rich in meteorites countries. I am think of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunesia, Western Sahara. I only know that Algeria forbids prospecting for meteorites inside its borders. I have heard that it is the same in Tunesia. Best regards Michel FRANCO www.caillou-noir.com > -----Message d'origine----- > De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] De la > part de Adam Hupe > Envoy� : vendredi 13 mai 2005 04:18 > � : [email protected] > Objet : [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Released from Oman > > > Dear List, > > I just heard from a reliable source some good news, the ten > individuals that were caught meteorite hunting in Oman have > been released. Just a week ago I heard from the same source > they were being charged with three different felonies so it > did not look good at that time making their release an > unexpected surprise. I guess they had been living on credit > cards for some time while waiting for their passports to be > returned. From what I am lead to believe they had to forfeit > all of their equipment; trucks, supplies and the meteorites > in order to leave. I guess the poor guys were only allowed > to leave with the shirts on their backs. > > I was told last week that the Omani government fined them > $35.00 a gram for the meteorites they took which was over 40 > kilos amounting to about US $1,400,000.00. This amount seem > ludicrous to me but shows what kind of > value the people of Oman place on their meteorites. I also > heard that an > Omani guide connected to the Swiss was responsible for > turning them in. > > I hope the most recent update is accurate, I feel it is. > > Kind Regards, > > Adam > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
