Property Ownership
In Tennessee, the grant of mineral rights beneath a surface parcel creates what is known as a:
ASurface easement
BSevered estate — separate fee simple ownership of the surface and mineral estates✓ Correct
CProfit à prendre
DPrescriptive right to minerals
Explanation
When mineral rights are separated from surface rights, they create two distinct fee simple estates: the surface estate and the mineral estate. This severance allows different parties to own the surface and the subsurface resources independently.
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