Why Sell Mineral Rights and Royalties?
If you find yourself in the position of being a land owner and are wondering whether to sell mineral rights on your property, there are a few considerations you should make before deciding. The whole situation of mineral rights is one that has been brought to the forefront of consciousness lately by news companies worldwide. New geological research companies are appearing everywhere and this alone could be good enough reason to sell while the going is good, you may never get the same prices for your minerals as you would now. Selling mineral rights as a process, is actually an easy one to understand. It comes down to companies showing interest in drilling or mining on your land, then making an offer to purchase the mineral rights. Remember they will not be buying the land from you, only the ownership of the minerals beneath it. Typically you can also opt to sell only a portion of your minerals. If you have had an evaluation done on the minerals contained in your land and have found min
