mining claim
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 371 U.S. 334 - Best v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co. · 1963Most cited · 554 citing opinions
A mining claim on public lands is a possessory interest in land that is 'mineral in character' and as respects which discovery 'within the limits of the claim' has been made.
United States Code
43 U.S.C. § 299 — under this subchapter
The term “mining claim” means a claim located under the general mining laws of the United States (which generally comprise 30 U.S.C. chapters 2, 12A, and 16, and sections 161 and 162) subject to the terms and conditions of subsections (b) through (p) of this section.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A parcel of land, containing precious metal in its soil or rock, and appropriated by an individual, according to established rules, by the process of "location." St. Louis Smelting & Refining Co. v. Kemp, 104 U. S. 649, 26 L. Ed. 875; Northern Pac. R. Co. v. Sanders, 49 Fed. 135, 1 C. C. A. 192; Glee-son v. Mining Co., 13 Nev. 470; Lockhard v. Asher Lumber Co.. (C. C.) 123 Fed. 493.
Defined under Mining in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A parcel of land, containing precious metal in its soil or rock, and appropriated by an individual, according to established rules, by the process of “location.” 104 U.S. 649.