Discovery of lode within limits of claim essential
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SD Code › Title 45 › Chapter 4 › Section 45-4-1
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No location of a mining claim may be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located.
Source: SDC 1939, § 42.0103 as added by SL 1955, ch 152, § 1; SL 2011, ch 165, § 166.
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