Mineral Quotes

We're willing to pay the surface owner to exercise our existing property to right to the reasonable use of the surface to access the minerals. That's a property right we own, that we paid for, acquired. - Ken Wonstolen

We're getting a big push today from the price of gold, (and) they're chasing after any kind of mineral whether it be zinc, copper, lead, copper, aluminum - you name it. - Fred Ketchen

We'll be able to say some things almost instantly. One of the big questions is do comets contain minerals that contain water, called hydrated silicates and under an electron microscope you can identify those practically instantly. - Don Brownlee

We will put in place a fair and just market mechanism for the exploration of resources. We will straighten out all kinds of economic regulation in the field of exploration of mineral resources. We will open up more to the outside and protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreigners who invest in mineral resources. - Yuan Li

We want to make sure we maximize our authority. This has always been a gray area because we're dealing with the fact that the lake is our water supply and we want to protect it. At the same time, state law gives certain rights to those who hold the mineral rights. - Greg Morgan

We want landowners to know they have choice when they are approached to lease their mineral rights. There is a difference among the independents and we want the communities where we operate to know that we have their best interests at heart. We always try to do the right thing for landowners and their property, drill safely and efficiently, and clean up the well site area once we've completed. - Dan Peters

We think comets make up a huge amount of stuff out in the solar system. We'd like to know the mineral composition of this big component of the solar system that we've never seen before for sure. Various particles have been measured that have been inferred to be from comets, but nobody's sure. This would finally provide some ground truth. - Lawrence Grossman