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On the recordSeptember 15, 2015
Some of the people who have looked at this area say the 1872 mining law and its supervision of mining is some of the most lax public oversight of any industry.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall criticizes the lax oversight of the 1872 mining law and its consequences.

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