Public Lands, Private Profits
- Episode aired May 24, 1994
- TV-MA
- 1h
An investigation of how mining companies take advantage of an 1872 law to extract billions of dollars worth of gold from public lands in the United States virtually for free. The film examin... Read allAn investigation of how mining companies take advantage of an 1872 law to extract billions of dollars worth of gold from public lands in the United States virtually for free. The film examines environmental damage caused by mining and follows reform efforts by Interior Secretary ... Read allAn investigation of how mining companies take advantage of an 1872 law to extract billions of dollars worth of gold from public lands in the United States virtually for free. The film examines environmental damage caused by mining and follows reform efforts by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Senator Dale Bumpers.