Acquisition of ownership rights to natural resources, subsoil content, and precious metals and gems not introduced into civil circulation

In this article, the problem of acquiring ownership of natural resources, the contents of the subsoil, as well as precious metals and precious stones is considered. Several approaches to solving this problem have been identified in the doctrine. The author concludes that in order to acquire ownership of natural resources, the contents of the subsoil, and precious metals and precious stones that have not been put into civil circulation, it is necessary to comply with a number of requirements, which is why there is reason to believe that the acquisition of ownership of natural resources that are not publicly available for collection, precious metals and precious stones can be an independent way of acquiring ownership rights. This method is expressed in the form of obtaining a permit (license), other legal documents necessary for the nature user, as well as direct extraction (obtaining actual possession) of a natural resource. The acquisition of ownership rights to precious metals and gems introduced into civil circulation differs slightly from ordinary legal relationships and has more of an administrative-legal content than civil law.