Mineral rights
Mineral rights are ownership rights to oil, gas, coal or other minerals beneath a property, which can be severed from the surface and owned by someone else. A severed mineral owner may have rights to use the surface for extraction, depending on state law and the deed. On data center land, title review should identify severed minerals and any surface use protections or accommodations.
The full guide · Land & site fundamentalsMineral Rights and Easements: How They Affect Data Center LandHow severed mineral rights, surface access rights and easements can limit a data center site, and the agreements used to clear or work around them.Where Mineral rights comes up
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