Is a mineral claim an interest in land?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Rock Resources Inc. v. British Columbia, 2003 BCCA 324 (CanLII):

In Stussi v. Brown (1896), 5 B.C.R. 380 the trial judge held that a mineral claim, deemed an interest in land equivalent to a lease for one year, was therefore an interest in land. This finding was upheld on appeal to the full court.

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