Selling Mineral Rights: Nuts and Bolts

Much has been reported in the news lately about companies seeking to purchase minerals from residents, whether or not those minerals have been leased. While a company may offer an attractive up-front, one-time payment to buy minerals, mineral owners should take the time to carefully review all the long-term consequences of such a sale. Here are a few things to consider when faced with this offer:

What is the difference between leasing and selling my mineral rights? Read more »

The shale gas boom continues to draw interest from outside the Ohio Valley. Read more »

Oil prices are racing higher as investors bet that central bank cash will soon boost a market afraid of Middle East war and worried about North Sea supplies, but the rally looks increasingly inflated by speculative guesswork.

Oil is up almost a third in six weeks at a time when the world economy, and hence fuel demand, are extremely weak. Read more »

Carlisle school officials want water to be added to state law that now says districts can profit from contracts with private companies for mineral rights on school-owned land.

School officials want to investigate if they could profit from bottling and selling water from an aquifer the district sits on in this small Warren County village.

Superintendent Larry Hook said it is an answer he is eagerly awaiting from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Read more »