The General Mining Act of 1872 ________________.
A) officially legalized mountaintop removal
B) encouraged the prospecting for minerals on federal lands
C) legalized the mining for gold in California
D) requires remediation and reclamation of areas damaged by mining operations
E) was named after a Civil War general who died at the Battle of Gettysburg
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