EDIT: It’s Aroostook County, ME. I haven’t bought the house yet, mainly because of this nonsense.
Knowing your state/municipality would probably help, but as someone whose family member was involved in a similar situation, there’s literally nothing you can do. And for that matter, if you do anything in developing that land that might impact the mining company’s access, you’re going to be paying for those damages, too.
US, Maine, Aroostook County
Don’t buy land with an easement you don’t want on it. You can tell the seller to talk to the company and have them negotiate the removal of the easement as a condition of sale. They might be willing to buy back the mineral rights.
But barring that if this is a non-negotiable for you don’t buy it.
Yeah I reached the same conclusion and rescinded my offer.
Lol I love how you gradually gave up on censoring the company name
Yeah fuck those guys. Feel free to do whatever nefarious things you can come up with.
Where I live they would have the right to buy your land at market rate plus ~25% before they were allowed to mine the area. They could apply for the right to prospect on land you own but have to pay for any significant impact on your ongoing use of the land.
I’d not worry so much about getting a bad deal. Sentimental value in a home on the other hand is something you could not get back.
Consult someone familiar with the law where you live for information that is actually accurate for you.
idk the economic feasibility but could you make an offer to the company?
I don’t have a scrooge mcduck money vault unfortunately
Sell the land and keep the house