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Category: Trojan SD

Trojan SD

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018Leave a comment

GHOST TOWNS: Trojan went from mining boom town to artist community and back to a mine Kelsey Sinclair Journal correspondent Jan 14, 2018 Getting to Trojan today would be difficult — after all, it’s just a hole in the ground, swallowed up by the Wharf Mine. The only evidence that the town existed at all is … Continue reading Trojan SD

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Abandoned Mines

There are hundreds of old abandoned uranium mines and prospects in the southern Black Hills.  Click here  to Abandoned Mines in the United States.

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1872 Mining Law Reform

There is a new effort to reform the 1872 Mining Law, which is the law that permits companies to mine on federal public lands without paying any royalties. There’s more information here —

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