Go to either your County Tax Appraisal Office OR the County Records Office where are the deeds to the properties in that county are kept. It will take a little investigating, but you can most anything out about your property all the way back to the undeveloped raw land. As Janine stated, the developer POSSIBLY has the minerals, but more probably not. Now that I live in North Texas, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BARNET SHALE ACTIVITY, I have found that the ORIGINAL land owner keeps these rights just because. I found this on truilia.com,thought it might help, Kathy Fisher wrote it.
a streak test is a test wheree you rub a mineral across a streak plate to see the color of its streak, which is a better indentifying factor of the mineral than the external color. A scratch test is when you scratch a mineral to find out its hardness on the Mohs Scale of Hardness. This is also another useful identifying factor
No mineral can be a perfect square: which is a two dimensional figure.No mineral can be a perfect square: which is a two dimensional figure.No mineral can be a perfect square: which is a two dimensional figure.No mineral can be a perfect square: which is a two dimensional figure.
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The natural shape of a mineral would be its crystalline structure.
No. My wife handles that for me.
The value of mineral rights is complicated. It depends on the location of the mineral rights in relation to proven wells or mines. Also, oil and gas prices go up and down, so the value of the mineral rights will change. To find the most accurate value, get good professional advice!
Unless it is stated in the deed that the mineral rights are reserved in some manner then any mineral rights not previously reserved pass to the grantee. If you have any questions about mineral rights or you have mineral rights for sale please contact me and I will be glad to help. I have been a buyer of minerals or mineral rights for many years. See my bio page.
Go to your local county, city or state office and find out which dept. handles surveys on land and surrounding areas. They might give you a water resource map or a detailed survey on your property, for a fee of course.
Read the deed to the property. Unless mineral rights are excluded, you have them.
Gas rights are separate from mineral rights. They can be sold together or separate depending on the seller and buyer.
It is a claim for the mineral rights on a price of property, regardless of who owns the rest of the rights. Sometimes the mineral rights are the most valuable rights and in other cases they are worthless.
The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.The mineral rights need to be retained and reserved at the time of the sale. If you sell the land without reserving the mineral rights they are attached to the land and go with the land to the new owner.
Check the Recorders office at the county courthouse
The mineral commonly used in hinges and handles is zinc. Zinc is often alloyed with other metals to create materials like brass, which is durable and corrosion-resistant, making it well-suited for these applications.
You can sell the land and reserve the mineral rights. The wording of the deed has to specify it.
You have a survey carried out by a geologist.
You have to check with an attorney in your area that handles that.