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Sam Kalen
Associate Dean and Professor of Law, University of Wyoming
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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 U.S. gives them away for free.
- Sam Kalen, The Conversation