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Canadian Mining Regulations. 



'"PHE following is a summary of the Regulations with respect to the manner of 

 I recording claims for Mineral Lands, other than Coal Lands, and the conditions 

 governing the purchase of the same. 



Any person may explore vacant Dominion Lands not a2)propriated or reserved 

 by Government for otlier purposes, and may search therein, either by surface or 

 subterranean prospecting, for mineral deposits, with a view to obtaining a mining 

 location for the same, but no mining location shall be granted until actual discovery 

 has been made of the vein, lode or deposit of mineral or metal within the limits of 

 the location of claim. 



A location for mining, except for Iron or Petroleum, shall not be more than 

 1500 icet in length, nor more than tH'O feet in breadth 

 Iron or retroltuin shall not exreed Ib'O acres in area. 



A location for mining 



On discovering a mineral deposit any person may obtain a mining location, 

 upon marking out his location on the ground, in accordance with the regulations in 

 that behalf,- and iiling with the Agent of Dominion Lands for tlie district, within 

 sixty days from discovery, an affidfrvit in form prescribed by Mining Kegulations, 

 and paying at the same time an oflRce fee of five dollars, wliich will entitle the 

 person so recording his claim to enter into possession of the location apjdied for. 



At any time before tlie expiration ot five years from the date of recording his 

 claim, the claimant may, upon filing proof with the Local Agent that he has 

 expended $500.00 in actual mining oi)erations on the claim, by paying to the Local 

 Agent therefor $5 p)er acre. cash and a further sum of $50 to cover the cost of survey, 

 obtain a patent for said claim as provided in the said Mining I'cgulations. 



Copies of til- Negulations mat/ be obtained upon iipphc:ii ion /.- ihe 

 Departnieut of the, I nierior. 



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Deputj' of the .Minister ol the Interior 



DeI'AJ{TMEN-I 



OttaM-a, Canada, 



OF THE Interior, 

 December 19th, 1887 



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