mineral rights

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mineral rights

The right to take things beneath the soil. One may sell land and mineral rights separately from each other,which works a severance of the interests.In some states,sand,gravel,and clay are not considered minerals, even if they exist below the surface. One frequently contentious issue is whether a grant of mineral rights includes the ability to take them by strip mining or other open-air operations,such as quarrying.(The answer differs from state to state and also depends on the precise language of the deed.)

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[national forest lands] found better adapted for mining or for agricultural purposes than for forest usage, may be restored to the public domain."(94) Once the mining claim became part of the public domain through this section, the claim was entitled to all the mining rights granted by the 1872 Mining Law.

The 1872 mining law and the 20th century collide: a rediscovery of limits on mining rights in wilderness areas and national forests

"The Senate's bill, approved in May 1993, provides a 2% net royalty, allows patenting of mining claims for fair market value of the surface, leaves current reclamation procedures in place and retains the existing system for filing and maintaining claims.

The U.S. General Mining Law of 1872 - an overview

For the hard rock miner seeking to develop a mining claim, the government's policy regarding surface use and its philosophy regarding retention of surface environmental and aesthetic benefits are critical to the miner's rights.

Future prospects for mining and public land management: the federal 'retention-disposal' policy enters the twenty-first century

The company was able to secure and augment additional claim blocks to add to the original 25 claims defined and earlier announced under the Option and Mining Claim Acquisition agreement dated December 22, 2010.

-Spartan Gold Ltd completes project expansion plan for Poker Flats prospect

The Abitibi Gold Extension III Property includes one mining claim located in the Munro Township in the Timmins-Porcupine Mining Camp.

-Z-Gold Exploration Incorporated acquires claim contiguous to Abitibi Gold Property

Last fall, he was a vocal critic of the Ontario government's study of electronic mining claim staking, fearing it would be the demise of the province's prospecting and development industry.

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