mines and minerals

noun

The legal title to geological resources in the subsurface of a piece of land, usually by reference to being in the same or separate ownership to the surface of that land.

“Near-synonym: mineral rights”

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mineral right
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Meanings

nounmines and minerals pl (plural only)

alternative mines & minerals

  1. EnglandWalesidiomaticpluralplural onlylawThe legal title to geological resources in the subsurface of a piece of land, usually by reference to being in the same or separate ownership to the surface of that land.

    Near-synonym: mineral rights

    Synonyms: mineral right

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe legal title to geological resources in the subsurface of a piece of land, usually by reference to being in the same or separate ownership to the surface of that land.

Similar
mineral right
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mineral right
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mines and minerals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mines%20and%20minerals

MLA

“mines and minerals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mines%20and%20minerals. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mines and minerals,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mines%20and%20minerals.

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