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Mineral Rights: Surface Rights and Mineral Rights Are Not the Same!
URL: http://geology.com/articles/mineral-rights.shtml

Description:
This article provides an overview of the types of ownership for minerals under real property and related matters. Discusses fee simple ownership (complete ownership of the surface, subsurface, and the air above the property), surface rights versus underground mineral rights, delayed damage to surface, damage to aquifers, disagreement during extraction, purchase and sale of rights, application of state and local laws, and what qualifies as a "mineral." From Geology.com.

LII Topics: Geology, Minerals

Publisher:
Geology.com

Extra Keywords
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LII Database Information:
Record 25820 created by Maria Brandt on 03/31/2008
Last modification on 04/01/2008
Published: 04/10/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25820

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