Mineral rights, mining rights, oil rights or drilling rights, are the rights to remove minerals, oil, or sometimes water, that may be contained in and under some land. In jurisdictions that support such rights they may be separate from other rights to the land.

See also

• General Mining Act of 1872
• Air rights
• Easement
• Land rights
• Oil and gas law in the United States
• Water rights

External links

• 'War Brewing' over Mining Rights in Rural BC, TheTyee.ca, June 14, 2006
• Surface Rights vs. Mineral Rights
• What Is A Mining Claim, Legally?

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