Lode claim

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015999",
  "term": "Lode claim",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A claim based on the presumption that the valuable mineral is a part of a bed-rock lode, vein, stockwork, stratum, or intrusion and is not dominantly a physical redistribution of values by surficial processes (the latter constitutes a placer deposit).",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lode-claim/"
}