[Carry_Okie]

Land lockups are usually political favors: Fedgov sequestering mineral resources from the American people to enrich multinational contributors. Roads such as are cited in this article are access to existing patented claims that in the past might have been non-economic.

Such a pity when a government is so fickle that it doesn't stay bought! How are holders of competing mines at home and abroad going to make an ill-gotten buck through artificial shortages if the American people can maintain access to their property?

Dialing the phone to peon writers at the Bee....

[okie01]

"Dialing the phone to peon writers at the Bee...."

I don't think they wanna hear what you've got to tell 'em...

[Grampa Dave]

Such a pity when a government is so fickle that it doesn't stay bought! How are holders of competing mines at home and abroad going to make an ill-gotten buck through artificial shortages if the American people can maintain access to their property?

Zing goes the arrows of Carry right into the enviral Bee writer.

So much for all of the closed roads the past 20 years.