77. The holder of a claim who is also the holder of a mining lease or mining concession may, when reporting in accordance with section 72 work referred to in that section that has been performed in respect of the lease or concession, apply the whole or part of the amounts disbursed for such work to one or several claims, but only up to the amount necessary for the renewal applied for, provided the work was performed during the term of the claim and all the land that is subject to the claim, lease or concession is included within a 3.2 kilometre square.
Where the length of any side of the parcel of land that is subject to the claim, lease or concession exceeds 3.2 kilometres, the claim holder may also apply the amounts in accordance with the first paragraph, provided that all or part of the land is included within a 3.2 kilometre square.