Mineral rights laws by state · State pages

Mineral rights, state by state

Every US state and D.C., each with its own page: the dormant mineral act rule, the lapse period, forced pooling, surface damages and the governing statute, with the source linked. The number beside each state is its Dormancy Risk Score out of 100.

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States where unused minerals can lapse

States with a special mechanism

States where minerals do not lapse