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Pactola Needs Our Protection

March 24, 2019August 20, 2019

BREAKING NEWS: Another gold exploration company has come to the Black Hills. It is named Big Rock Exploration, and it is from Minnesota. This is an inexperienced company that wants to prove it can explore by looking for gold in the Black Hills. The site where they want to explore is right by the inlet … Continue reading Pactola Needs Our Protection

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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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“There are more than 15,000 abandoned uranium mines in the US.”- cleanupthemines.org

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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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