extralateral right
- A provision that permits the owner of a mining claim on public terrain to extract from ore deposits visible on the claim's surface even if these deposits stretch beneath the surface beyond the claim's boundaries
- The extralateral right allowed the miner to follow the vein of gold that extended beyond his initial claim.
- Due to the extralateral right, the mining company was able to profit from the ore deposits found outside their claim.
- The mineral vein ran extensively under the neighboring land, but the extralateral right enabled the extraction.
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