I'm interested to know what the farmers whose properties get taken by mining companies have to say about that.
Though genuinely unsure and curious as to whether that's a separate legal (or perhaps media reporting) issue.
Though genuinely unsure and curious as to whether that's a separate legal (or perhaps media reporting) issue.
The first is that a lot of agricultural land is leasehold, not freehold.
The second is that below a certain depth, the Crown owns what's underground and has the right to go through your property to get to its property, whether directly or by leasing it to a mining company.