SUBSURFACE INTEREST

subsurface interest. 1. A landowner’s right to the minerals and water below the property. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 47; Waters and Water Courses 100–101. C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 140, 142; Waters§§ 92, 193–197, 199–206.] 2. A similar right held by another through grant by, or purchase from, a landowner. Cf. SURFACE INTEREST; MINERAL INTEREST.