2010-07-302010-07-301974Accession # 10366http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/2686564 pagesMost of the public land in Texas is available to individuals and corporations for prospecting, leasing and mining those mineral ores that are of commercial value. There are several categories of State ownership, and the mining of a mineral may be governed by one of several statutes.en-USleasing public landmineral rightsmineral miningprospectingminingBook