Time Limit to Apply for Lease.
Section 34
SEC. 34. Time Limit to Apply for Lease.- Application for lease of mining claims shall be filed with the Director within two (2) years from the date of the recording thereof. Failure to file the said application within this period automatically constitutes absolute abandonment of the mining claims, and the land embraced therein shall be open to location by qualified persons other than the original locator, his heirs, successors and assigns.