Agricultural and Recreational Impacts from Surface Flow Changes Due to Gold Mining Operations
Nevada ranks third in the world in gold production. In order to operate the massive open pit gold mines, the State of Nevada granted mining companies a temporary permit to pump groundwater from near the open pits and dispose of it. Certain instream flows have nearly doubled relative to average histo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Western Agricultural Economics Association
2000-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
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Online Access: | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30905 |