Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 273.775 (2026)

Definitions for ORS 273.775 to 273.790

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273.775 Definitions for ORS 273.775 to 273.790. (1) “Mineral” includes oil, gas, sulfur, coal, gold, silver, copper, lead, cinnabar, iron, manganese and other metallic ore, and any other solid, liquid or gaseous material or substance excavated or otherwise developed for commercial, industrial or construction use from natural deposits situated within or upon state lands, including mineral waters of all kinds.

(2) “Geothermal resources” shall have the same meaning given in ORS 522.005. [1974 c.51 §3; 1975 c.552 §41; 1981 c.588 §1; 1981 c.694 §1; 1983 c.740 §70a]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1995–1995 · leading case: State v. Holloway, 908 P.2d 324 (Or. Ct. App. 1995).

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State v. Holloway, 908 P.2d 324 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). “751, and geothermal resource rights, ORS 273.775, on “public lands” without jeopardizing the “public” nature of the property.”

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