Ways to make money off land without selling, leasing, developing, or farming?

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What are some ways a company might make money off of land, other than selling or leasing it to tenants?
I'm trying to solve a bit of a weird business puzzle. Part of it involves a person who says he has a company that buys land which is very profitable, but he does not sell, lease, or develop on it. I asked if his company perhaps farms the land, but he said no to that as well. He said they have some way of making money off the land itself.

Eric · Accepted Answer

One option is exploiting, leasing or selling the mineral rights for the land.

Venkataraman R · Answer

For the conditions given, a person can make profit out of land by some options:

putting billboards
putting cellphone towers
putting solar panels and sharing the electricity with local electricity company
Allowing Vehicles to park during office hours and charge for parking
Allowing to park RV as camp site
Allowing to put a tent for an event for specific hours
Allowing mobile restrooms to be put for an event and move them post the event

UPDATE

If there are trees in the land already, we can sell off the fruits from the tree and make money
If there are trees in the land already, we can cut them off and make profit
If the land is a green pasture, we can leave the land for cattle grazing and make money
If there are trees in the land, if possible, we can put tree house and rent them
If there are water sources like pond, we can allow kayaking in the pond

Ways to make money off land without selling, leasing, developing, or farming?

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