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Royal Mines

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Mines of silver and gold belong to the king of England, as part of his prerogative of coinage, to furnish him with material. 1 Bl. Comm. 294*.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Gold and silver mines, which under the English law belonged to the king.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Mines and Mining.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Mines of silver and gold belonged to the king of England, as part of his prerogative of coinage, to furnish him with material. 1 Bl. Comm. 294.

Defined under Royal in Black's Law Dictionary.