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POLL: Montanans' opinion on 1872 Mining Law Reform
Published: October 27, 2008
By: EARTHWORKS, Sportsmen United for Sensible Mining
The poll shows that:
- 93 percent support an update of the law to increase water protections
- 81 percent support an update of the law to recover a royalty
- 87 percent support an update of the law to better balance mining with other important land uses like hunting and fishing.
- 95 percent support an update of the law to compel the mining industry to help pay for the cleanup of abandoned mines and polluted waters.
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