Unpatented mines and mining claims shall be exempt from taxation, but nothing in this section shall be so construed as to:

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1.  Exempt from taxation possessory claims to the public lands of the United States or of this state, or improvements thereon, or the proceeds of the mines; and

2.  Interfere with the primary title to the lands belonging to the United States.