Mining's Diminished Future, Chapter in Reopening the Western Frontier
UC Law San Francisco Research Paper Forthcoming
Reopening the Western Frontier, Ed Marston, Ed., Island Press, 1989
Posted: 29 Jul 2024
Date Written: January 10, 1989
Abstract
This essay argues that the golden age of mining in the American West has passed, as increasingly proposals to open new mines face increasing opposition largely based on their environmental impacts, even though the very industry-friendly Mining Law of 1872 remains in effect.
Keywords: public lands, mining law, hardrock mining industry, environmental protection, mining history
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
(January 10, 1989). UC Law San Francisco Research Paper Forthcoming, Reopening the Western Frontier, Ed Marston, Ed., Island Press, 1989, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4879029
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