Mineral and Energy Resources
Mineral and energy resources consist of mineral and energy reserves located on or below the earth’s surface that are economically exploitable, given current technology and relative prices.
Ownership rights to the mineral and energy resources are usually separable from those to the land itself. Mineral and energy resources consist of known reserves of coal, oil, gas or other fuels and metallic ores, and non-metallic minerals, etc., that are located below or on the earth’s surface, including reserves under the sea.