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Oregon Dunes Recreation Area: Patenting of Mining Claims Complies With Law

RCED-91-8 Published: Dec 26, 1990. Publicly Released: Jan 25, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the legality and propriety of the federal government's and a claim holder's actions in allowing the claim holder to patent land within the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area for private ownership and mining.

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