Employee: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.091
in effectExcept as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 617.250, a lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant shall be deemed to be:
1. An employee of the lessor; and
2. For the purposes of this chapter, employed at the average wage paid to a miner employed regularly in the same locality.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-617.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026