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fraction Mining 
n. a parcel of land that remains unclaimed after roughly staked claims are properly surveyed.
- 1898 In all fractions surveyed from now on, whether staked correctly or not, the surveyor may adopt the boundary lines of the surrounding claims, provided no side exceeds 1,500 feet in length.
- 1963 He advised Dick Low who was rodding for him to stake the fraction.
- 1898 In all fractions surveyed from now on, whether staked correctly or not, the surveyor may adopt the boundary lines of the surrounding claims, provided no side exceeds 1,500 feet in length.