Freeman v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
2015
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 30 U.S.C. § 612
Relies on Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City · United States v. Locke · Palazzolo v. Rhode Island · Reynolds v. Army & Air Force Exchange Service · Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
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“[The Plan] is not reasonable and does not represent the next logical or sequential step in the development of this deposit in a miné of this size and scope. I recommend that the [Plan]-be returned to Mr. Freeman with the suggestion that he submit a proposal for bulk sampling and construction of a pilot-prototype plant that can process the bulk sample so that it -can be determined if production scaled mining and smelting is feasible. ■ ■”
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