No location of a mining claim may be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located.
S.D. Codified Laws § 45-4-1
Discovery of lode within limits of claim essential
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. v. Zellmer (2015)
Most recently applied in Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. v. Zellmer (May 2015)
Source: SDC 1939, § 42.0103 as added by SL 1955, ch 152, § 1; SL 2011, ch 165, § 166.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.