Tag: mineral rights
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Court rules “Dueling Dinos” belong to landowners, in a win for science
Science Magazine has a story about the “Dueling Dinos”. Discovered in 2006, the “Dueling Dinos” is a specimen that consists of two dinosaurs, a ceratopsian and a tyrannosaur, lying next to each other in what seems like mortal combat. Over the last few years, a court battle has tried to determine who owns these priceless…
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AP: Montana Legislature clarifies ownership rights of fossils
The AP is running a story that reports on the Montana legislation to clarify ownership of fossils. The Montana Legislature unanimously passed a bill last Friday that designates ownership of fossils as part of the property’s surface rights, not its mineral rights, unless there is a contract separating those rights. The state Senate passed the…
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Montana: All Fossils Are Minerals
The Bozeman Daily Chroniclepeter has a story about the 9th circuit court ruling that all fossils in Montana are minerals. The AAPS is working with Peter Larson and an attorney to file an Amicus Brief. The goal is to as the court for an en banc hearing by a larger panel of judges to get…
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Do You Know Your Mineral Rights?
Via Geology.com “MineralWeb.com has developed a rich resource library for citizen mineral owners who are looking for plain spoken intelligence about their mineral rights.” Quoted from a MineralWeb press release.
