Legal Definitions - mining partnership

A mining partnership is a group of people who come together to share a mining business. This includes sharing the profits, expenses, and losses. It is a combination of a tenancy in common and a commercial partnership.

For mining partnerships, the law governing ordinary commercial or trading partnerships applies, with a few exceptions. One of the main differences is that the principle of delectus personae, which means the right of a partner to choose who can join the partnership, does not apply to mining partnerships.

For example, a group of individuals may come together to mine for gold. They will share the costs of mining, such as equipment and labor, and also share any profits or losses. They cannot choose who can join the partnership, unlike in a regular commercial partnership.