Common use of Disposition of Surface Clause in Contracts

Disposition of Surface. The right to lease, grant rights-of-way across, sell or otherwise dispose of the surface of the land embraced within this lease and to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of any sub-surface resource not covered by this lease, under existing laws or laws hereafter enacted, or in accordance with the rules of the Board of Land Commissioners insofar as the surface is not necessary for the use of the lessee in mining operations.