Except as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 616B.653, a lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant shall be deemed to be:

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1.  An employee of the lessor; and

2.  For the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, employed at the average wage paid to a miner employed regularly in the same locality.