The Mining Act of 1872 should have been more aptly called…The Mother of Mining! Original (and amazing) painting by Deviant Art user wawa711, turned into the Mother of Mining by Rebecca Jacobson.
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Inside Energy (https://insideenergy.org/2016/09/09/spark-unpacking-the-politics-of-energy-in-colorado/mother-of-mining/)
