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Grubstake

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002677

An agreement where one party provides supplies, equipment, or money to a prospector in exchange for a share of any discoveries or claims made. This arrangement was common during historical gold rushes and mineral booms, allowing individuals to finance their exploration efforts. The terms of a grubstake are typically legally binding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002677
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Grubstake; Spanish: grubstake; French: grubstake
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002677",
  "term": "Grubstake",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An agreement where one party provides supplies, equipment, or money to a prospector in exchange for a share of any discoveries or claims made. This arrangement was common during historical gold rushes and mineral booms, allowing individuals to finance their exploration efforts. The terms of a grubstake are typically legally binding.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Grubstake",
    "es": "grubstake",
    "fr": "grubstake"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/grubstake/"
}

Record 2,947 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.