tonnage rent
tonnage-rent. A rent reserved by a mining lease or similar transaction, consisting of a royalty on every ton of minerals extracted from the mine. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 70. C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 218, 223–224.]
tonnage-rent. A rent reserved by a mining lease or similar transaction, consisting of a royalty on every ton of minerals extracted from the mine. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 70. C.J.S. Mines and Minerals §§ 218, 223–224.]