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claim

German translation: Mutung, Schurf, Schuerfeinheit, Grubenanteil

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English term or phrase:claim (mining term)
German translation:Mutung, Schurf, Schuerfeinheit, Grubenanteil
Entered by: Silvaine Zimmermann

10:10 Apr 19, 2001
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: claim
Mining - what do you call a mining claim - does the concept even exist in Europe/German?
Silvaine Zimmermann
Canada
Local time: 16:49
Mutung, Grubenanteil, Schurf, Schürfeinheit
Explanation:
All the above per Muret-Sanders, context mining.

Mutung, schriftl. Gesuch an das Oberbergamt, das Bergwerkseigentum an einem bestimmten Feld zu verleihen; muten die Genehmigung zum Abbau beantragen.
(c) Meyers Lexikonverlag.

And in the specific context of the Gold Rush:
Claim das; -[s], -s <engl.> (Anspruch, Besitztitel; Anteil an einem Goldgräberunternehmen)
(c) Dudenverlag.

HTH
Selected response from:

Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 16:49
Grading comment
This was very helpful. I used a few of the tems you suggested, depending on the context.
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naMutung, Grubenanteil, Schurf, Schürfeinheit
Ulrike Lieder (X)


  

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Mutung, Grubenanteil, Schurf, Schürfeinheit


Explanation:
All the above per Muret-Sanders, context mining.

Mutung, schriftl. Gesuch an das Oberbergamt, das Bergwerkseigentum an einem bestimmten Feld zu verleihen; muten die Genehmigung zum Abbau beantragen.
(c) Meyers Lexikonverlag.

And in the specific context of the Gold Rush:
Claim das; -[s], -s <engl.> (Anspruch, Besitztitel; Anteil an einem Goldgräberunternehmen)
(c) Dudenverlag.

HTH


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Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 16:49
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 1505
Grading comment
This was very helpful. I used a few of the tems you suggested, depending on the context.
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