The Mining Action Group is a volunteer, grassroots effort to defend the clean water and wild places of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula from the dangers of sulfide mining – previously known as Save the Wild U.P.
Yes, the State of Michigan should offer this option to landowners.
Yes, surface owners should have the option to purchase mineral rights below their surface land where the mineral rights are owned by the State of MI. The purchase price should amount to only the costs involved in filing the proper documentation with the county register of deeds office. I feel that if mineral rights are not owned by the owner of the surface, any owner or lease holder of the mineral rights, be it a private entity or the State of MI, would be required to pay 50% of the property taxes. If the entity that controls the mineral rights wants to impact the surface owner’s property to access minerals, the entity that controls the mineral rights should only be able to do so at the discretion of the surface owner. If the surface owner chooses not to allow access to the minerals below, so be it. If the surface owner consents to allowing access to the minerals below, the surface owner should have the right to choose and limit the
location(s) where access can be made, and require reasonable compensation for allowing access.
Yes, the State of Michigan should offer this option to landowners.
Yes, surface owners should have the option to purchase mineral rights below their surface land where the mineral rights are owned by the State of MI. The purchase price should amount to only the costs involved in filing the proper documentation with the county register of deeds office. I feel that if mineral rights are not owned by the owner of the surface, any owner or lease holder of the mineral rights, be it a private entity or the State of MI, would be required to pay 50% of the property taxes. If the entity that controls the mineral rights wants to impact the surface owner’s property to access minerals, the entity that controls the mineral rights should only be able to do so at the discretion of the surface owner. If the surface owner chooses not to allow access to the minerals below, so be it. If the surface owner consents to allowing access to the minerals below, the surface owner should have the right to choose and limit the
location(s) where access can be made, and require reasonable compensation for allowing access.