VPRS 19189 Mining Registrar's Registers of Claims, Yackandanah Mining Division

The Gold Fields Laws Amendment Act 1860 (24 Vic., No.115) empowered the Governor-in-Council to appoint Mining Registrars in the mining districts to carry out duties prescribed in the mining by-laws for their district. Mining Registrars were primarily concerned with claims or privileges held under miner’s rights. Responsibilities included the registration and transfer of various types of claims specified in the mining by-laws. Mining Registrars were also responsible for preparing reports and statistics showing the progress of mining within their district.   Under the mining by-laws the holder of a miner’s right was entitled to take up various claims. Each type of claim specified the nature of the mining activity which could be undertaken. The types of claims included:   *           prospecting claims (along a reef) *           alluvial claims (for shallow sinking) *           tunnelling claim *           sluicing and puddling claims *           water right or water race claim *           site for machinery *           site for a dam *           site for residence (to 1936).   Registers of Claims may be specific to a particular type of claim (eg. Register of Water Races, Register of Residence Areas) or may include a mixture of claims. In circumstances where claims were taken up by partnerships, the Register of Claims will usually include a record of the agreed percentage of shares of each of the partners.   A Register of Claims will often include: number and date of claim; name of holder or owner; number of Miner’s Right and date of Miner’s Right; particulars of the claim; locality; and details of transfers or amalgamations of claims.

《1860年金矿场法律修正案》（24 Vic., 第115号）授权总督会同行政会议在各矿业辖区任命矿业登记官（Mining Registrars），以执行辖区矿业附例所规定的各项职责。矿业登记官的核心履职范畴围绕以矿工权（miner’s right）所持有之矿权或特权展开，其职责包括对矿业附例中明确的各类矿权进行登记及转让手续办理，同时还需编制报告及统计报表，以呈现辖区内矿业发展的整体进展。

根据矿业附例，持有矿工权的主体有权申领各类矿权，每一类矿权均界定了可开展的采矿活动类型。常见矿权类型包括：
* 沿矿脉探矿权（prospecting claims along a reef）
* 冲积矿开采权（alluvial claims，适用于浅层采掘作业）
* 隧道掘进权（tunnelling claim）
* 洗矿与捣矿权（sluicing and puddling claims）
* 水权或水道权（water right or water race claim）
* 机械设备场地权（site for machinery）
* 水坝场地权（site for a dam）
* 住宅用地权（截至1936年）（site for residence (to 1936)）

矿权登记册可针对特定类型的矿权设立（例如水道权登记册、住宅用地登记册），也可涵盖多种类别的矿权。若矿权由合伙关系持有，矿权登记册通常会记录各合伙人约定的持股比例。

矿权登记册通常包含以下信息：矿权编号与登记日期、权利人或所有人姓名、矿工权编号与发证日期、矿权详情、所在区位，以及矿权转让或合并的相关细节。