38-4-101. Tunnel companies

38-4-101. Tunnel companies. Any foreign or domestic corporation organized or chartered for the purpose, among other things, of carrying, transmitting, or delivering ores, minerals, or other property for hire by means of a tunnel shall have the right-of-way for the construction, operation, and maintenance of any such tunnel of sufficient size and dimensions for such purpose through or over any patented or unpatented mines, mining claims, or other lands without the consent of the owner thereof, if such right-of-way is necessary to reach the place to or from which it is proposed to carry such ores, minerals, or other property.