#1872MiningLaw #BlackHills #Gold #WaterMorePreciousThanGold no matter what the #environmental costs, the Forest Service has to allow #mining on public land because of the Mining Law of 1872 . Efforts to reform this law are constantly rebuffed. Once again community concerns are ignored https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/forest-service-says-black-hills-gold-exploration-project-will-continue-regardless-of-public-outcry/article_cfa938eb-4cc9-5289-aa9d-67df5e13e20f.html
Forest Service says Black Hills gold exploration project will continue, regardless of public outcry
It was an emotional two-hours as several hundred locals packed into Custer High School to voice their concerns over an exploratory gold mining project planned west of town.