Property Ownership

In Idaho, mineral rights can be:

AOnly owned by the surface owner
BSevered from surface rights and separately owned or transferred✓ Correct
COnly owned by the state government
DBundled with water rights and cannot be separated

Explanation

In Idaho, mineral rights (oil, gas, coal, metals) can be severed from surface rights and separately owned, sold, or leased. The owner of the mineral estate has the right to extract minerals, even without owning the surface.

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