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In most places mineral rights and land rights are separate. I may own land but if diamonds are found under it by somebody else, I have no particular right to ex
by taejo 14y ago
In most places mineral rights and land rights are separate. I may own land but if diamonds are found under it by somebody else, I have no particular right to extract them. It appears the US may be different though.
- arethuza 14y agoBut if I start of owning both the land and the mineral rights, surely I can sell off the mineral rights and continue to "own" and farm the land? It would seem a surpising legal requirement that the land and the mineral rights always remain part of the same item. [NB I come from somewhere with quite remarkable land ownership issues, so perhaps I'm introducing complexities where they don't exist].
- sageikosa 14y agoUsually. It depends on the deed titles you possess, which may preclude such actions. Also, sometimes they may not be severable based on jurisdiction.
- superk 14y agoWell, there are ways around it: http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120427144332/simpsons/images/b/bc/Slant_drilling.jpg http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120427144332/simpson...
- Torgo 14y agoIsn't that a real thing though? I thought that slant drilling from Kuwait into a disputed region in Iraq was one of the claimed causes of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.