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"Mineral" shall mean all valuable deposits of gold, silver, platinum, 

 iridium, or any of the platinum group of metals, mercury, lead, copper, 

 iron, tin, zinc, nickel, aluminium, antimony, arsenic, barium, bismuth, 

 boron, bromine, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, iodine, magnesium, manga- 

 nese, molybdenum, phosphorus, plumbago, potassium, sodium, strontium, 

 sulphur, or any other combination of the aforementioned elements with 

 themselves or with any other elements, asbestos, emery, mica, and mineral 

 pigments. 



" Limestone, marble, clay, or any other building stone, when mined for 

 building purposes," shall not be considered as mineral within the meaning 

 of the Act. 



"Vein," or "Lode." Whenever either of these terms is used in the 

 Act, " rock in place " shall be deemed to be included. 



" Mineral claim '' shall mean the personal right of property or interest 

 in any mine. 



" Mining property " shall include every mineral claim, ditch, mill site, 

 or water right used for mining purposes, and all other things belonging to 

 a mine or used in the working thereof. 



" Legal post " shall mean a stake standing not less than 4ft. above the 

 ground, and square or faced on four sides for at least ift. from the top, 

 and each side so squared or faced shall measure at least 4in. on its face so 

 far as squared or faced, and any stump or tree cut off and squared or 

 faced to the above height and size. 



" Mill site " shall mean a plot of ground located as defined by the Act 

 for the purpose of erecting thereon any machinery or other works for 

 transporting, crushing, reducing, or sampling ores, or for the transmission 

 of power for working mines. 



" Streams " shall include all natural watercourses, whether usually con- 

 taining water or not, and all rivers, creeks, and gulches. 



" Ditch " shall include a fume, pipe, or race, or other artificial means 

 for conducting water by its own weight, to be used for mining purposes. 



" Ditch-head " shall mean the point in a natural watercourse, or lake 

 or other source, where water is first taken into a ditch. 



" Free miner " shall mean a person, or joint stock company, or foreign 

 company named in, and lawfully possessed of, a valid existing free miner's 

 certificate and no other. 



"Record," "register," and "registration" shall have the same meaning, 

 and shall mean an entry in some official book kept for that purpose. 



" Full interest " shall mean any mineral claim of the full size, or one of 

 several shares into which a mineral claim shall be equally divided. 



" Cause " shall include any suit or action. 



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