Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands

by National Research Council, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies

This book, the result of a congressionally mandated study, examines the adequacy of the regulatory framework for mining of hardrock minerals--such as gold, silver, copper, and uranium--on over 350 million acres of federal lands in the western United States. These lands are managed by two agencies--the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior, and the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture.

The committee concludes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309065968
• ISBN13: 9780309065962
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"