... I'm pretty sure here you don't get the mineral rights

> when you buy land and, if the gov't decides they want it, they
> pay you supposedly market value for your land but you can't refuse
> to sell it to them..

I've read/heard the opposite. Apparently there *is* a process whereby you

>can stake claims to mineral rights - especially under your own property - but
>it requires citing a key/rare precident law and application that you file
>with your deed. And.. it could require court appearances to defend your
>claim - but the process is "simple" in that you defend your claim that the
>precedent civil law out-rules the lessor/subsequent law.. something like
>that.

Most people don't bother [there is a few hundred dollars to file] cuz they

>assume that buying most any existing land now has already been explored/
>tested for important minterals from years ago and their properties are safe
>from external forces exploiting the land all over again.

I see.. although that does sort of back up part of what I said,
that you do not automatically have the mineral rights to your
own property..

I suppose like most things in life, long before the ordinary
person finds out there is money to be made on something, some
rich person has already beat you to it. Mineral rights here
but also in things like the stock market where by the time
the ordinary small investor hears about some big change coming
that could make or cost them a lot of money, the rich people
have already taken advantage of it..

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I see.. although that does sort of back up part of what I said,
that you do not automatically have the mineral rights to your
own property..

It's not right. Ownership of the land *should* be for all aspects of it.

>The notion that you own the land, but not what is underneath it is totally
>artifical - and obviously designed to benefit exploiters.

But we don't even have total control of the "surface" of the land to prevent

>the heavy mining equipment access!

No, but we all know if you have something the gov't thinks they should
control for the 'general good of the people', they will find a way to
get it. At least here they usually compensate people to some extent
rather than just seize it..

You hate that if it's your property but if one person can stop
something that will benefit the public is that such a good thing?
Highways would never get built, or pipelines, electrical grids.. etc..

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* SLMR Rob * Now, the Australian sequel... Dances with Sheep
* Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/107)