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mines and minerals

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.

Noun

mines and minerals pl (plural only)

  1. (England, Wales, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) 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
    Synonyms:
    mineral right

Synonyms of mines and minerals

Forms of mines and minerals

alternative formmines & minerals

Questions about mines and minerals

What does mines and minerals mean?
Mines and minerals means 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.
What part of speech is mines and minerals?
Mines and minerals is a noun.

Words near mines and minerals in the dictionary

  1. Minervini
  2. Minervinis
  3. minery
  4. mines
  5. mines & minerals
  6. mines and minerals
  7. Mines View
  8. Mines View Park
  9. mineshaft
  10. mineshafts
  11. minesite

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