A piece of land with rich potential for gold-mining.
gold was found in every shaft, and there were several pile claims
Example sentencesExamples
- Pile claims were unknown and no single claim yielded its owner more than £5000.
- He hoped that some day he would discover a pile claim and make his fortune.
- We discussed the question of overall settlement of pile claims.
- He wanted to be the one who found the great nugget or struck the only pile claim in the gully.
- He was urged on by the hope of striking another pile claim.