N.D. Cent. Code § 35-15-01: Miner's lien for work or material furnished to owner or contractor

Every miner or other person who, at the request of the owner or the agent of the owner of any lode, lead, ledge, mine, or deposit bearing gold, cinnabar, or copper, or of any coal bank or mine, or at the request of any contractor or subcontractor, performs any labor on the mine or furnishes any timber, rope, nails, or any other materials for timbering shafts or levels for the mine, or who furnishes any kind of materials for erecting any windlass, whims, or any other hoisting apparatus or machinery, or for any car track, cars, tunnels, drifts, or openings thereon, or performs any labor in any tunnel, has a lien upon such lode, lead, ledge, mine, deposit, bank, or tunnel to secure the payment therefor.