end lines
end lines. Mining law. A claim’s lines, as platted or laid down on the ground, that mark its boundaries on the shorter dimension, where the claim crosses the vein, in contrast to side lines, which mark the longer dimension and follow the course of the vein. • With reference to the apex rule, if the claim as a whole crosses the vein instead of following its course, the end lines will become the side lines and vice versa. See APEX RULE. Cf. SIDE LINES . [Cases: Mines and Minerals 18. C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 48–49.]
