- miner's right
- noun
: a license given to Australian miners to explore for and extract a mineral (as gold)
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miner's right noun (Aust and NZ)A licence to prospect for gold, minerals, etc• • •Main Entry: ↑mine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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