actually, in some places resources are public goods and are auctioned off regardless of land ownership. eg: https://www.bcplacer.com/basic_rules.htm https://

actually, in some places resources are public goods and are auctioned off regardless of land ownership. eg: https://www.bcplacer.com/basic_rules.htm https://www.bcplacer.com/basic_rules.htm yeah, basically you can go prospecting on anyone's private land (some caveats)