In Chiresia, a country in Western Africa, the government controls the right to mine all the minerals under the surface of land irrespective of who owns the land. This scenario illustrates that the government of Chiresia has denied _____ to land owners.

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The government controlling the right to mine minerals under the surface of land, irrespective of land ownership, directly impacts the property rights of the landowners. Property rights include the rights to use, control, and benefit from the resources on or beneath one's property. By denying landowners the right to mine minerals on their own land, the government is limiting their property rights.

In Chiresia, a Country in Western Africa, the Government Controls