((a)) If any mining claim which shall have been located subsequent to , and prior to , and which shall be entitled to the benefits of this chapter, shall cover any lands embraced within any mining claim which shall have been located prior to , and which shall be entitled to the benefits of this chapter, then as to such area of conflict said mining claim so located subsequent to , shall be deemed to have been located .

((b)) If any mining claim hereafter located shall cover any lands embraced within any mining claim which shall have been located prior to , and which shall be entitled to the benefits of this chapter, then as to such area of conflict said mining claim hereafter located shall be deemed to have been located one hundred and twenty-one days after .