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Tag: 1872 mining law

Posted inLiterature

Western Lit: ‘Roads in the Wilderness’ Suggests That Compromise Is the Best Way

by Ed Marston December 7th, 2013December 16th, 2020

Some fear that we will saddle our children with trillions of dollars in federal debt. That would be too bad, but it would be a minor inconvenience compared to what our forefathers cursed us with: the 1866 federal law known as R.S. 2477. Like other such gifts—including the 1872 Mining Law—R.S. 2477 lays a heavy, […]

Posted inCommunity Voices

Opinion: It’s Time to Stop Giving Away the Gold on Our Public Lands

by Raúl Grijalva and Tom Udall March 15th, 2013December 16th, 2020

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