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bench claim
Placer Mining
a mining claim situated on a bench.
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bench
bench diggings
1897
 
[quoting Cdn. Mining Regulations] 5. Bench claims shall be 100 feet square.
1942
 
A bench claim included any claim on the creek bank above rim-rock.