Tagged: Bureau of Land Managment

Mining Reforms
5:32 pm
Wed December 12, 2012

Audit Pushed To Rekindle Mining Act Reforms

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Companies that mine copper and other hard rock minerals don’t have to report what they extract or pay royalties.

A report released today indicates the United States Government has no idea exactly how much gold, silver and copper is being dug up from public lands. Lawmakers say it’s one more reason to overhaul a mining law from the 1800s.

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