Property Ownership
In West Virginia, severed mineral rights that have been dormant for many decades without any production or conveyance may be subject to:
AAutomatic reversion to the surface owner after 20 years
BThe WV Dormant Mineral Act, potentially reuniting them with the surface estate✓ Correct
CFederal reclamation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
DWVREC jurisdiction for mineral rights valuation
Explanation
West Virginia's Dormant Minerals Act (and similar provisions) may allow surface owners to reunite severed mineral rights with the surface estate if the mineral rights owner cannot be located and the rights have been dormant (no production or conveyance) for the statutory period.
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