If that claim is on public land, absolutely nothing according to the General Mining Act of 1872.

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MONTREAL(Kitco News) - The mining industry is paying close attention of a bill that would amend the existing Mining Act, which could affect current mining investments within the province.

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The Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hard rock Mining Industry Act takes on depletion allowances for mineral extraction based industries.

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Though it employs fewer Australians, and despite the boom appearing to have peaked, Australia's mining industry remains the headline act.

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Mining companies need to spend time working with communities to understand and act on those opportunities well in advance of the approval stages.

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Glasenberg might not be Rhodes, but there has not been an individual who figures to have such a powerful grip on a big mining house since Rhodes, nor has there been one willing to think and act so differently from his rival chief executives.

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The mining companies have compared the proposed legislation with what they say is the unjust Black Economic Empowerment Act (BEE) of South Africa, launched to redress the inequalities of apartheid.

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