In Australia mineral resources belong to the Crown, the government can issue licenses to survey and/or mine, and in most cases the landholder can’t veto this pr

In Australia mineral resources belong to the Crown, the government can issue licenses to survey and/or mine, and in most cases the landholder can’t veto this process. However I believe that the landholder is entitled to a lease payment. See for example https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2014-04-03/mining-rights/5365560 https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2014-04-03/mining-rights/5... Edit: more info specific to NSW since that’s where the area discussed in the parent comment is located https://www.resourcesandgeoscience.nsw.gov.au/landholders-and-community/landholders-rights/common_questions https://www.resourcesandgeoscience.nsw.gov.au/landholders-an...