In this article the term "mine" includes the shafts, slopes, drifts or inclines connected with excavations penetrating clay seams or strata, which excavations are ventilated by one general air current or division thereof, and the surface structures or equipment connected therewith which contribute directly or indirectly to the underground mining of clay.
W. Va. Code § 22A-3-1
Definition
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case In Re Pierce Coal & Construction, Inc. (1986)
Most recently applied in 209 W. Va. 644 - Antco, Inc. v. Dodge Fuel Corp. (July 2001)
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