The Mining Law of 1872
Gordon Morris Bakken
University of New Mexico Press, 2011
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The General Mining Act of 1872, which declared all valuable mineral deposits on public lands to be free and open to exploration and purchase, has had a controversial impact on the western environment. In this in-depth analysis, Gordon Morris Bakken traces the roots of the mining law and details the way its unintended consequences have shaped western legal thought.
- ISBN-13
- 9780826343574
- ISBN-10
- 0826343570
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Year
- 2011
- Publication date
- 2011-09-30
- Pages
- 268
- Dimensions
- 228x149x20
- Weight
- 416