Mineral Rights
Definition of "Mineral rights"
Ownership rights to the minerals or other precious resources, such as petroleum, in one's property. A property owner having the mineral rights to the property can do one of three things with them:
- Personally recover the precious resources and sell them.
- Sell the rights to the resources to another party for a fee.
- Lease the mineral rights and receive a royalty.
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