Jetpilot Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Apparently under Gatwick airport, well not just Gatwick Knew we should have let the Scots go Edited April 9, 2015 by Jetpilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 lol - good point about the scots! They reckon they can 'only' retrieve 5-15% of it, but that's still a heck of a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic Turtle Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hilarious that the BBC has taken the findings of a penny stock company and taken it as geological gospel. Check out the article of FT Alphaville for a laugh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I shall be digging in the back garden tomorrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 I shall be digging in the back garden tomorrow How much for the rights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Papa, I'm on my way, will bring Bennett with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 won't he put the cap on it the wrong way round 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I shall be digging in the back garden tomorrow I can just see a huge nodding donkey next to your bird table mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) I shall be digging in the back garden tomorrow No point this is the UK - not like the USA - find gold or oil stake a claim, over here it belongs to the government / Crown or at least they get the lions share, and after all the favors they have done me in the last 2 years I'm not going out to find them oil or anything else valuable. Oil and gas The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) comprises those areas of the seabed and beneath the seabed, beyond territorial waters (12 mile limit), over which the UK exercises sovereign rights of exploration and exploitation of mineral resources (excluding hydrocarbons). Ownership of oil and gas within the land area of Great Britain was vested in the Crown by the Petroleum (Production) Act 1934. The Continental Shelf Act 1964 applied the provisions of the 1934 Act to the UKCS outside territorial waters. For landward exploration a licence is required, which grants exclusive rights to exploit for and develop oil and gas onshore within Great Britain. The rights granted by landward licences do not include any rights of access, and the licensees must also obtain any consent under current legislation, including planning permissions. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills grants licences to explore for and exploit all oil and gas resources. Licensees wishing to enter or drill through coal seams for coalbed methane and coal mine gas must also seek the permission of the Coal Authority. Gold and silver The Crown holds the rights to gold and silver. This is the case across the whole of the UK although in the past, in Scotland, some rights were transferred by ancient charter. The mines of these metals are known as ‘Mines Royal’. The Crown Estate grants exclusive options to take a lease of 'Mines Royal' for a specific area. These options must be obtained from the Crown Estate Mineral Agent, Wardell Armstrong. Exploration and access rights must be obtained from the landowner. EDIT: Your OK with minerals though nership in the UK Legislation & policy: mineral ownership Mineral ownership in the UK In the UK ‘minerals’ are defined in Town and Country Planning legislation as: ‘all substances in or under land of a kind ordinarily worked for removal by underground or surface working, except that it does not include peat cut for purposes other than for sale.’ With the exception of oil, gas, coal, gold and silver, the state does not own mineral rights in the UK. Generally minerals are held in private ownership, and information on mineral rights, where available, is held by the Land Registry together with details of land surface ownership. Edited April 9, 2015 by Keyser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 You've ruined it, Uncle K! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 You've ruined it, Uncle K! just didn't want you wasting your time mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Ha yes when I read this I wondered how many 'South East Goes Independant' jokes there would be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 The south may have the oil but we've got the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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