30 U.S.C. § 41 : US Code - Section 41: Intersecting or crossing veins

Search 30 U.S.C. § 41 : US Code - Section 41: Intersecting or crossing veins

Where two or more veins intersect or cross each other, priority
of title shall govern, and such prior location shall be entitled to
all ore or mineral contained within the space of intersection; but
the subsequent location shall have the right-of-way through the
space of intersection for the purposes of the convenient working of
the mine. And where two or more veins unite, the oldest or prior
location shall take the vein below the point of union, including
all the space of intersection.