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Local control of mining activities on federal lands

Journal Article · · Land Water Law Rev.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6253656
The conflict between development and preservation of natural resources is often embroiled in the conflict between the powers of state and federal government to control development affecting public lands. The author considers recent decisions in California and Wyoming respecting the regulation of mining operations, and focuses on the issues of federal preemption and the nature of patented and unpatented mining claims. The author concludes that while a local agency may regulate private activities such as mining on federal lands, that agency may neither prohibit nor deliberately frustrate the purpose of federal laws designed to promote and regulate mining.
Research Organization:
Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA
OSTI ID:
6253656
Journal Information:
Land Water Law Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Land Water Law Rev.; (United States) Vol. 21:1; ISSN LWLRD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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