CHAPTER 2.  THE LANDOWNER'S

RIGHTS IN MINERALS

PART 1.  OWNERSHIP AS INCLUDING MINERALS OR

RIGHTS THERETO

§4.  Substances to which Code applicable

The provisions of this Code are applicable to all forms of minerals, including oil and gas.  They are also applicable to rights to explore for or mine or remove from land the soil itself, gravel, shells, subterranean water, or other substances occurring naturally in or as a part of the soil or geological formations on or underlying the land.  

Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.