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Towns throughout the Rocky Mountain West that oppose mines near water supplies and scenic areas are backing efforts to revamp a federal law regulating hard-rock mining that’s changed little since Ulysses S. Grant was president. A bill passed by the U.S. House would impose the first-ever federal royalties on gold, silver, copper and other metals mines — but the bill faces opposition in the Senate.
The Associated Press
More of the story Read about the in- volvement of Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado in the mining-law plan.
