# Do mineral rights ownership apply in this situation
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [April 10, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779 "2013-04-10T19:36:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@L\_M\_Reese](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/L_M_Reese)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779/1 "2013-04-10T19:36:44Z")
I have leased a piece of property where a large amount of rock has been dumped from a road building project about 40 years ago. I don’t know if the land owner has the mineral rights to the land or not. I want to sell this rock, so do mineral rights even come into play here since the material in question was brought here and dumped from another location? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779/2 "2013-04-11T01:22:01Z")
L.M.:
In my opinion, this material would belong to the owner of the surface. I would first contact the surface owner as this rock would most likely belong to that individual. Further, I don’t think mineral rights would even play a role in this matter.
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### Author:  [@L\_M\_Reese](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/L_M_Reese)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779/3 "2013-04-11T02:29:39Z")
Thank you for the reply. I already have an agreement with the surface land owner, we just needed to make sure we didn’t have to track down mineral rights info.
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### Author:  [@charles\_s\_mallory](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/charles_s_mallory)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2013, 10:59am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779/4 "2013-04-11T10:59:33Z")
L.M.:
Again, this is just my opinion but I am almost certain this material would belong to the surface owner.
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### Author:  [@Gary\_L\_Hutchinson](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Gary_L_Hutchinson)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779/5 "2013-04-11T18:07:03Z")
State Highway Departments often stockpile crushed gravel near the quarry. In your case it may be that an excess was crushed and forgotten about. If it is processed rock, best check with the local DOT office.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/do-mineral-rights-ownership-apply-in-this-situation/16779/6 "2018-08-15T02:21:15Z")