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surface rights

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surface rights

The right to use and modify the surface of land. Normally, one who has mineral rights may make use of the surface in furtherance of those rights,but may not destroy the value of the surface.



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The joint venture recently bought 11,805 acres of surface rights and 1,657 acre feet per year of water rights east of the project site for US$4.
In the case where you own surface rights along with mineral rights, the terms related to surface use can be quite important, possibly more important than lease bonus and royalty percentage.
All you need to do is provide the owner of the surface rights with one days notice that the exploration will be taking place.
 
 
 
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