Subsurface mineral rights:
A) must transfer in fee simple with deeds to land
B) must transfer in fee simple with title to land
C) may be legally separated from surface ownership
D) are owned by the government
E) are owned by the people in common

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Subsurface mineral rights may be legally separated from surface ownership, meaning that one party may own the mineral rights while another owns the surface rights. This is known as a split estate.

Subsurface Mineral Rights