Washington Statutes
§ 78.08.070 — Cut, excavation, tunnel or test hole in lieu of discovery shaft.
Washington § 78.08.070
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Wash. Rev. Code § 78.08.070 (2026).
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Any open cut, excavation or tunnel which cuts or exposes a lode and from which a total of two hundred cubic feet of material has been removed or in lieu thereof a test hole drilled on the lode to a minimum depth of twenty feet from the collar, shall hold the lode the same as if a discovery shaft were sunk thereon, and shall be equivalent thereto.
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Legislative History
[1955 c 357 s 1;1899 c 45 s 3; RRS s 8624.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 78.04.010
Right of eminent domain.§ 78.04.015
Right of entry.§ 78.04.030
No stock subscription necessary.§ 78.04.050
Penalty for violations under RCW78.04.040.§ 78.06.010
Definitions.§ 78.08.005
Prior claims, how governed.§ 78.08.020
Extent of lode claims.§ 78.08.030
Rights of locators.§ 78.08.040
Recording instruments affecting claim.§ 78.08.050
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