As the US Rushes After the Minerals for the Energy Transition, a 150-Year-Old Law Allows Mining Companies Free Reign on Public Lands

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By Katelyn WeisbrodMar 13, 2022, 9:00 am670 ptsHotTop
The Mining Law of 1872 lets miners pay no royalties for the precious minerals they dig from federal land and requires no restraints on their activities. By Jim Robbins On the vast expanse of public lands across the West, a rush for the minerals needed for the 21st century technologies of the energy transition…

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