{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-517.115","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 517.115","heading":"Evidence of abandonment; acquisition after abandonment.","body":"1. Whenever the tailings of any mining claim or the waste of any mine has been deposited upon the unappropriated public domain and remains unworked for a period of 10 successive years, it is prima facie evidence of abandonment of title or the right of possession thereto.\n2. After abandonment, the right of possession or title to the mining tailings or waste may be acquired by locating the site on which the tailings or waste is deposited by complying with the provisions of NRS 517.090, 517.100 and 517.110.","path":["TITLE 46 — MINES, MINERALS, OIL AND GAS","CHAPTER 517 - MINING CLAIMS, MILL SITES AND TUNNEL RIGHTS","LOCATION OF MINING CLAIMS, MILL SITES AND TUNNEL RIGHTS","Mill Sites"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-517.html#NRS517Sec115","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"69532fae0d65ebe624bb8a69af4a991c887a046a34b13cd001c738b6f8f677c2","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-517.110","next":"us-nv/nrs-517.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}