1872 Mining Law : Time for Reform?
Provides background on the General Mining Law of 1872, which grants free access to individuals and corporations to prospect for minerals on public domain lands and allows them to stake a claim on that deposit, and analyzes proposals to reform the law and related issues. Summarizes 106th Congress leg...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides background on the General Mining Law of 1872, which grants free access to individuals and corporations to prospect for minerals on public domain lands and allows them to stake a claim on that deposit, and analyzes proposals to reform the law and related issues. Summarizes 106th Congress legislation on the topic. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |