2007-06-01 23:04:45 · 9 answers · asked by d_champz_here 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
No
This is really a legal question rather than a science question.
The answer as a legal question will depend upon which country or jurisdiction you reside in.
For example governments often authorize mining under towns & cities provided the mining is not less than a set depth below the surface.
2007-06-01 23:37:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes if they also purchased the mineral rights. In Missouri USA There has been a battle going on in cave ownership. Does the land owner that has a cave entrance own the entire cave? No and a cave is not a mineral . believe it or not they were argued that they can be compared to say a vain of gold. In Colorado There was a law years ago that said miners could follow a vain where ever it went. That law is off the books now. So if your neighbor has a cave entrance on his land he has no legal claim on the cave under your land. As I understand it your land is yours to the center of the earth.
Happy Caving Carroll
2007-06-02 14:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by Carroll 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are different ownerships of land. A "fee simple" ownership includes the surface and minerals below the surface of the parcel owned. A "mineral fee" is ownership of just the minerals below the surface and not the surface. A "surface ownership" does not include the minerals beneath the surface of the parcel.
In theory, you own to the center of the earth, but the practical aspect tells us that our 'stewardship' only extends to the depth one can reach with ordinary methods of exploration, e.g., a ten miles or so below the surface. And, that is just a very small fraction of the thickness of the earth from its surface to the core.
2007-06-02 20:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by ekil422 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the law where you are. Some places you own everything all the way down. Other places, you own only the surface and a bit under it, just enough to dig a cellar under your house for example. As a land lawyer to be sure.
2007-06-02 08:42:13 · answer #4 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Check out laws on mineral rights. Sometimes a political state keeps the rights to what's beneath the surface, sometimes they must be purchased seperately, sometimes they are included with the land. It's the same with water.
2007-06-02 09:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, simply because when you buy a plot of land you buy it by the square meter (or square foot) whic outlines your purchase in 2 dimensions (i.e. the surface) not three (i.e. to the core).
2007-06-02 06:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by Chimbles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah if you can survive the mantel alone. if you are digging for it. but technically no. also don't give real estate any ideas, to give reasons to boost the price of land. well you own your acre to the core so the cost is much more. yeah I could see that happening.
2007-06-02 06:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by Kristenite’s Back! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unforunately no. If a valuable resource is discovered under "your" land the government can just come in and seize it from you.
2007-06-02 06:46:00 · answer #8 · answered by jsd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-06-02 06:18:11 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋