NRS 616A.115: “Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant.

Except as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 616B.653, a lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant shall be deemed to be:

1. An employee of the lessor; and

2. For the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, employed at the average wage paid to a miner employed regularly in the same locality.