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THE NEW ERA OF MINERAL RIGHTS

Published Tuesday, May 01, 2007

A man may be king of his castle, but when it comes to the property it sits on, he may be only a serf. The rising price of oil and natural gas, the growing need for aggregates, and shifting governmental interpretations of mineral leasing are redefining the very grounds of land ownership and control. In regard to the aggregates industry, three dominant issues of mineral rights leasing are apparent: what minerals can be leased, how does one determine what belongs to the surface owner versus what belongs to those with mineral rights, and what should be done when ...

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