Section 45-4-1 - Discovery of lode within limits of claim essential

45-4-1. Discovery of lode within limits of claim essential.No location of a mining claim may be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located. Source: SDC 1939, §42.0103 as added by SL 1955, ch 152, §1; SL 2011, ch 165, §166.