An antiquated law rules mining in the West

Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by keepamovin on Sunday October 22, 2023 @12:40AM (#37972869)

Is that how you see it, Andrew, as a bad idea? What makes you say that?

As in, what makes you believe that considering original owners would be considered a bad idea and therefore likely to be delivered sarcastically?

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Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by patrick451 on Sunday October 22, 2023 @11:07AM (#37975990)

The original owners don't exist anymore. We probably don't even know who they were. Control of land in America was never an unbroken line of custody by a single tribe. You could consider the most recent non-white owners, but that's a pointless distinction.

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Re:An antiquated law rules mining in the West by mizzao on Thursday October 26, 2023 @08:22AM (#38024578)

Aside from patrick451's comment, what makes you think the original owners can make effective decisions for environmental sustainability today? Their descendants probably can't.

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