The Mining Law is still a major source of annoyance to those who want to develop mineral resources if they are little family businesses. If they are Anaconda or BP they are happy as clams.
We use to have dozens of private lumber yards and small logging operations. They are almost all gone.
There used to be many family ranchers grazing their cattle and herders pushing their sheep in the forests and fields. Now this is also nearly gone with the feed lots expanding, adding drugs and growth hormones to our feed supply...
Same for tiehacks, hunters, most recreational uses...
Uh, Anaconda Copper essentially ceased to esist when ARCO boiught it out in 1977. Now, BP, ARCO’s owner, likely wishes they never heard the name Anaconda seeing as how big an environmental headache the properties are for them. I am not sure just how Anaconda Gold (Canadian) fits in.