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lode claim

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lode claim [′lōd ‚klām]
(mining engineering)
That portion of a vein or lode, and of the adjoining surface, which has been acquired by a compliance with the law, both Federal and state.


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Lode claim sizes and shapes changed over the years and were also determined by the rules of the particular mining district.
Tempo consists of 206 contiguous unpatented lode claims, totaling about 4000 acres, and is located within the north-south trending Rabbit Creek Gold Trend.
Miranda") (TSX-V: MAD) has staked 122 unpatented lode claims in the Roberts Mountains in Eureka County, Nevada approximately 26 mi (42 km) northwest of the town of Eureka.
 
 
 
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