Mark Udall: “I think you talked generally about working with the other agencies within the Department of Interior. Coordination is…”

The 1872 mining law continues to allow mining corporations to take hard rock minerals from public lands without paying any royalties.

We're talking about free trade also, right? I mean, this is the intersection of two sets of policies.

I think Federal lands, which control so much of your State, are really critical, because those are vast rural areas that have virtually no coverage.

I think having common forms and contracts would be extremely helpful.