miner's right
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A court questioned the miner's right to operate Sukari in October, and last week a report from the Egyptian State Commissioner's office was not positive for its case.
From The Guardian
They hold their blocks of land by miner's right, and their houses are their own.
From Project Gutenberg
This miner's right enough, about the digging.
From Project Gutenberg
“You’ll need a miner’s right,” said the digger.
From Project Gutenberg
Under the mining laws, each of you has as much right as my friend Scarlett, here, to a digger’s claim upon this field, provided only that you each obtain a Miner’s Right and peg off the ground legitimately.
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