Mining Law Reform Redux, Once More

Leshy, John D.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1622873

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Mining Law Reform Redux, Once More

John D. Leshy

University of California Hastings College of the Law

June 9, 2010

Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2002

Abstract:
This article addresses efforts to reform the nation's basic hardrock mining law that applies to federal lands, the much vilified and antiquated Mining Law of 1872. It assesses recent efforts to reform the law and looks toward possible future action.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 31

Keywords: Federal lands, hardrock mining, mining law, natural resources policy, natural resources politics

JEL Classification: K10, K11, K32, Q30, Q38

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Date posted: June 9, 2010

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Leshy, John D., Mining Law Reform Redux, Once More (June 9, 2010). Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2002. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1622873 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1622873

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