thefastshow Jan 24, 2018:

Poor sports Peter!! Come on , retarded or not - you asked - you got answers, possibly the one that led to realization. So as long as an answer is correct you should have the decency to award points. It´s not like you´ll lose a square meter of your property . AYAYAYYY, some people...

Peter Zauner (asker) Jan 24, 2018:

@ Brigitte and thefastshow many thanks for your discussion entry and answer. I recognise and appreciate the effort you have made in trying to help.
I have closed the question without grading after I have re-read my source text and realised that I had mistaken the term for a proper noun. I realised then that that 'applicable' is simply the adjective and 'mining act' is the noun. I should have never posted this. I was a case of late night brain malfunction.

BrigitteHilgner Jan 24, 2018:

Question closed without grading Why?
Errant question
What does this mean?
The question is irrelevant and you never meant to ask it?
IF you wanted to ask it but you don't approve of the suggestions, what is the correct answer?
Two people attempted to help you - I certainly won't bother again.

BrigitteHilgner Jan 23, 2018:

Ich würde den Originalbegriff beibehalten ... (falls jemand Genaues wissen will, kann er/sie die betreffenden Gesetze suchen) und als Erklärung "Bergrecht/Berggesetze" (mining law) bzw. "Minengesetz" (mining act) in Klammern dazu schreiben.
Siehe dazu:
http://iate.europa.eu/SearchByQuery.do