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> owing in no small part to significant regulation that keeps it that way What regulation keeps it that way?
by robertlagrant 3y ago
> owing in no small part to significant regulation that keeps it that way
What regulation keeps it that way?
- ajross 3y agoWe're literally in a subthread discussing a mine that shut down because it couldn't expand...
- lazide 3y agoAnything on the California side has to deal with extensive environmental impact regulation, and deserts are fragile. That mine is in California. If you go exploring in Balarat or around Death Valley, it’s easy to find intact mines that are 70+ years old with everything nearly intact (except for the rat nests anyway). As to if that regulation is appropriate given its remote location, etc. that’s up to the California state legislature. Notably, mining is a much larger part of the state economy in Nevada, on the other side of the border.