Let's say a mining company is given permission to mine in a protected area. We have closure plans that are mandatory prior to mining. The TSM program looks at the tailing plans, waste water, and more. Have there ever been issues with closure plans not going through—for instance, if a mining company were to go out of business before they could kick off their closure plan in a federally protected area? Are there any example of something like that?
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