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The group, which included former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams, D-Mont., and Julia doney, president of the Fort Belknap Tribal Council, urged Montana's congressional delegation to back a pending bill overhauling federal mining law. A representative of the mining industry said in an interview later that American companies favor some kind of mining law revision, but they envision a plan that calls for lower royalties than those now in the bill.
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Group Calls for Mining Law Reform
HELENA -- Hard-rock mining has been getting a free ride for 136 years, a group of ranchers, environmentalists and others said at a news conference Tuesday.
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