The 1872 Mining Law continues to exert inordinate power over development of the West’s public lands.
A glossary of mining terms
Definitions of “reclamation,” “bonding,” and “sensitive areas.” Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/22.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
A new gold rush hits the West
The new American gold rush is after a different kind of deposit than the veins, nuggets and flakes which tantalized the imagination of the forty-niners. These days the hunt is for low-grade, ore bodies with microscopic gold. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/22.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
A tenacious law may lose its grip
The fight over mining in the West may tum out to be one of the bloodiest environmental battles of the 20th century. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/22.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
A primer on the mining law
Development of a mine under the 1872 Mining Law is radically different from development of any other public resource. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/22.11/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E