S.C. Code Ann. § 62-7-414
Except as provided in Sections 62-7-412 and 62-7-413, if the principal consists of property subject to depletion, including leaseholds, patents, copyrights, royalty rights, and rights to receive payments on a contract for deferred compensation, the receipts from the property not in excess of five percent per year of its inventory value are income and the balance is principal.