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Canadian Mining Pisgulations 



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

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

 governing the laircliase of the same. 



Any person may explore vacant Dominion T^ands not appropriated or reserved 

 by Government ibr 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 feet in lengtli, nor more than 600 feet in breadth. A location for mining 

 Iron or Petroleum shall not exceed 160 acres in area. 



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 filing with the Agent of Dominion Lanris for the district, within 

 sixty days from discovery, an affidavit in form prescribed by Mining Eegulations, 

 and paying at the same time an office fee of five dollars, which will entitle the 

 pej^on so recording his claim to enter into possession of the location applied for. 



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

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

 expended $500.00 in actual mining operations on the claim, by paying to the Local 

 Agent therefor $5 per 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 Regulations. 



Copies of the lieguLuions may be obtained uj/oti application to the 

 Department of the Interior. 



Deputy of the Minister of the Interior. 



Department of tue Interior, { 

 Ottawa, Canada, December 19th, 1887. \ 



