North Dakota § 38-02-02 Width of lode claims - Extension - Reduction

North Dakota Statutes

§ 38-02-02 — Width of lode claims - Extension - Reduction

North Dakota § 38-02-02

Title 38Mining and Gas and Oil Production

Ch. 38-02Lode and Mining Claims

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N.D. Cent. Code § 38-02-02 (2026).

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The width of lode claims is one hundred fifty feet [45.72 meters] on each side of the center
of the vein or crevice, except that any county, at any general election by a majority of the votes
cast on the question at such election, may determine upon a greater width not exceeding three
hundred feet [91.44 meters] on each side of the center of the vein or lode. By a like vote, any
county may determine upon a width less than that specified in this section, except that a width
of less than twenty-five feet [7.62 meters] on each side of the vein or lode is prohibited.

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The width of lode claims is one hundred fifty feet [45.72 meters] on each side of the center
of the vein or crevice, except that any county, at any general election by a majority of the votes
cast on the question at such election, may determine upon a greater width not exceeding three
hundred feet [91.44 meters] on each side of the center of the vein or lode. By a like vote, any
county may determine upon a width less than that specified in this section, except that a width
of less than twenty-five feet [7.62 meters] on each side of the vein or lode is prohibited.