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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doaj-69d053fbee6b461caf912bb5c13e9db62020-11-25T02:56:54ZengWestern Agricultural Economics AssociationJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics1068-55022327-82852000-12-0125253354610.22004/ag.econ.3090530905Agricultural and Recreational Impacts from Surface Flow Changes Due to Gold Mining OperationsDavid K. LambertW. Douglass ShawNevada 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 historical flows in recent years. Following pit closure, surface flows will likely decline from historical levels. This study measures the impacts of these changing water supplies on downstream agricultural and recreational users. We argue that the creation of temporary changes in water rights for the downstream users would likely mitigate future losses both groups are expected to experience.https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30905discrete stochastic programmingmine dewateringwater resource economies |
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Agricultural and Recreational Impacts from Surface Flow Changes Due to Gold Mining Operations |
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Agricultural and Recreational Impacts from Surface Flow Changes Due to Gold Mining Operations |
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Agricultural and Recreational Impacts from Surface Flow Changes Due to Gold Mining Operations |
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Agricultural and Recreational Impacts from Surface Flow Changes Due to Gold Mining Operations |
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agricultural and recreational impacts from surface flow changes due to gold mining operations |
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Western Agricultural Economics Association |
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Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
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1068-5502 2327-8285 |
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2000-12-01 |
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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 historical flows in recent years. Following pit closure, surface flows will likely decline from historical levels. This study measures the impacts of these changing water supplies on downstream agricultural and recreational users. We argue that the creation of temporary changes in water rights for the downstream users would likely mitigate future losses both groups are expected to experience. |
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discrete stochastic programming mine dewatering water resource economies |
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