2006-10-12 05:22:20 · 12 answers · asked by Stinky 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Great question! I would think that at some point of depth, it becomes public domain!!!
2006-10-12 05:29:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
Chances are pretty good that someone else
owns the mineral rights to your land.
Why you probably cannot even dig a pond
or a lake on your property without getting a
Mining Permit. That permit may not be
allowed in your zone, county, or subdivision.
Were you to set up a huge drill rig on your
land, any number of official looking folks
would drop by to see the permit for your
construction, drilling, etc. If you said you
were drilling to the center of the Earth, they
would laugh for hours, and haul you to the
nearest looney bin.
The center of the earth is roughly 4,000
miles underneath your feet. Do you have
any idea how many sticks of drill pipe that
would amount to? Besides, once you got
down under the mantle in your area, chances
are you would begin to hit very hot molten
stuff. And then, your drill rig would melt, solidify,
or burn up.
2006-10-12 12:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Basically yes. Unless otherwise stated by a government organization. Take NY for example. You can own property there, but have a subway underneath in which case the state owns that part of the property. If you bought land in Alaska for example and found oil though, you are entitled to all the oil on your property, if the oil strecthes farther then it has to be worked out with the other owners.
2006-10-12 12:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by M.B. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they don't. They just own it to an extent fixed by the government. The land below is called stratum and could be applied and owned by another person. This situation usually happens in small countries such as Japan.
2006-10-12 12:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by kojackraja 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope they don't. In fact, a lot of land one buys or owns, has mineral rights underneath the land owned by someone else. So they can come in at an angle from other property to mine underneath your land.
2006-10-12 12:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by chris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. For example, our church just purchased a piece of land and directly underneath it is a series of man made caves owned by a completely separate corporation that rents them out for storage.
2006-10-12 12:27:26 · answer #6 · answered by Captain Danger 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.... after 20 feet the city owns it.
2006-10-12 13:07:24 · answer #7 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
there are places that when you own the land ... someone else can own the mineral rights or gas rights of your land... you basically own the top and they can own what is under the surface
2006-10-12 12:25:15 · answer #8 · answered by Blondie 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, depending on the state you live in mineral rights go to the state.
2006-10-12 12:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by curiousgeorge 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The answer is YES, unless you do not own the mineral rights or have ordinances that say you don't.
2006-10-12 12:34:35 · answer #10 · answered by Kelly L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋