Comments on: Mining is an important industry http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/07/21/mining-is-an-important-industry/ Grand Junction, Colorado's community Web site, discussions, forums, message boards, wiki and more. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:25:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Willis_Leon_Johnson http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/07/21/mining-is-an-important-industry/#comment-9374 Willis_Leon_Johnson Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:16:57 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/07/21/mining-is-an-important-industry/#comment-9374 Any person with the knowledge, expertise, and ability has the same access to the properties as any 'corporation'. There is a very large number of small, family, or individually owned mines active in the United States. The process is only unknown to those who do not choose to make the effort to go into the mining business. Any person with the knowledge, expertise, and ability has the same access to the properties as any ‘corporation’.

There is a very large number of small, family, or individually owned mines active in the United States.

The process is only unknown to those who do not choose to make the effort to go into the mining business.

]]> By: david_cox http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/07/21/mining-is-an-important-industry/#comment-9373 david_cox Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:13:29 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/07/21/mining-is-an-important-industry/#comment-9373 Exactly. Very few people want to do away with mining, many want to do away with unfair rules allowed to miners in their acquisition of property from the government. America is equality of law and if the law gives one person a better deal than another that is called favoritism and a distorts justice. Exactly. Very few people want to do away with mining, many want to do away with unfair rules allowed to miners in their acquisition of property from the government. America is equality of law and if the law gives one person a better deal than another that is called favoritism and a distorts justice.

]]> By: John B. http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/07/21/mining-is-an-important-industry/#comment-9364 John B. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:33:06 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/07/21/mining-is-an-important-industry/#comment-9364 There's a question in my mind as to how mining differs from oil and gas extraction insofar as usage of public land for the activity. Why do miners get the land "dirt" cheap, for keeps, and the oil and gas people have to lease the rights to operate? Can anybody explain it? There’s a question in my mind as to how mining differs from oil and gas extraction insofar as usage of public land for the activity. Why do miners get the land “dirt” cheap, for keeps, and the oil and gas people have to lease the rights to operate? Can anybody explain it?

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