02096oam 2200445 a 450 991069656080332120080423103439.0(CKB)5470000002379243(OCoLC)213363309(EXLCZ)99547000000237924320080313d2008 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHardrock mining[electronic resource] information on abandoned mines and value and coverage of financial assurances on BLM land : testimony before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate /statement of Robin M. Nazzaro[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2008]29 pages digital, PDF fileTestimony ;GAO-08-574 TTitle from title screen (viewed on March 13, 2008)."For release ... March 12, 2008."Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.Includes bibliographical references.This testimony provides information on the (1) federal funds spent to clean up abandoned hardrock mine sites since 1998, (2) number of abandoned hardrock mine sites and hazards, and (3) value and coverage of financial assurances operators use to guarantee reclamation costs on BLM land.Hardrock mining Liability for environmental damagesUnited StatesAbandoned mined lands reclamationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesLiability for environmental damagesAbandoned mined lands reclamationEconomic aspectsNazzaro Robin M1380853United States.Congress.Senate.Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.United States.Government Accountability Office.EJBEJBGPOBOOK9910696560803321Hardrock mining3444691UNINA