Federal Land Management: Information on Efforts to Inventory Abandoned Hard Rock Mines
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Publisher
GAO
Body
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on abandoned hard rock mines on federal lands, focusing on the: (1) approximate number of such mines; (2) types of hazards the mines pose; and (3) approximate cost to reclaim the mines.
Language
English
Additional Information
Full document (pdf, 162K). http://www.gao.gov/archive/1996/rc96030.pdf
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Keywords
mining
land use
land resources
land management
environmental protection
environmental management
environmental impact
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