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urn: urn:us-la:rs:31:5
citation: "R.S. 31:5"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 31 › Chapter 2"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1974, number: 50, section: 1, effective_date: 1975-01-01, role: enactment }
---

# Ownership of solid minerals

Ownership of land includes all minerals occurring naturally in a solid state. Solid minerals are insusceptible of ownership apart from the land until reduced to possession.