Federal Land Management: An Assessment of Hardrock Mining Damage
RCED-88-123BR
Published: Apr 19, 1988. Publicly Released: Apr 19, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding: (1) unreclaimed federal land resulting from hardrock mining operations in 11 western states; (2) federal and state expenditures to reclaim hardrock mine sites; and (3) state requirements regarding the reclamation of such sites.
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Environmental monitoringstate relationsLand managementLand use agreementsMineral bearing landsMineral leasesMiningPublic landsState legislationSurface mining land reclamation