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An Ugly Prospect
Mining claims encroaching on Western population centers |
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12 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:50 PM on 12 Mar 2008 Mining claims on federal land in the West are coming increasingly close to urban areas, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group. Thanks to a spike in the value of many minerals -- and antiquated U.S. mining law, which is highly prospector-friendly -- there are now 51,600 hardrock claims within five miles of Western population centers, nearly double the count in 2003. ... |
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| Topics: Environmental Working Group, mining, news, placemaking, public lands (all these topics) |
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