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Supreme Court refuses timber industry Antiquities Act fight

Critics of the president's power to designate national monuments say they still have multiple avenues to challenge that authority.

Mining on federal land doesn't bring in any royalties to US Treasury – because of 1872 law

A public land use scholar writes in a commentary: "mining is a high-technology industry, but it is still governed by the Mining Law of 1872."

Gold, silver and lithium mining on federal land doesn't bring in any royalties to the US Treasury – Sierra Nevada Ally

Because of an 1872 law, miners get a free pass on paying taxes while mining federal land.

Rewrite of 1872 mining law could streamline permitting, protect public lands

Gold, silver and lithium mining on federal land doesn't bring in any royalties to the US Treasury – because of an 1872 law

Hard rock minerals like gold, silver, copper and lithium on public lands belong to the American public, but under a 150-year-old law, the US gives them away for free.