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On the recordJune 2, 2009
I would like to just continue on the abandoned mine subject because we have 47,000 abandoned mines in California, and an estimated 13,000 are on BLM land.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Feinstein highlights the issue of abandoned mines in California and their hazards.

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