In the case of coal mines ownership belongs to the coal authority,. they own
the mineral and the acess to it, ie. the mine. On abandonment you are
supposed to leave it in such a way as the new (owner) can begin mining.
It would apear that the only thing a land owner is entitled to is the right
to be sued if a tresspasser hurts himself on his property.
In this country anything worth owning within the earth generaly belongs to
someone eles.
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