"Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a Republican bill lifting Wisconsin’s nearly 20-year ban on gold and silver mining — a ban he himself helped put in place as a legislator.

Lawmakers passed statutes in 1998 that require sulfide mining applicants to show a similar mine has operated in North American for 10 years without polluting and a similar mine has been closed for 10 years without polluting. State environmental officials have never made a final determination that any applicants ever met those standards.

Walker voted for the ban as a member of the Assembly."

The Associated Press had the story November 7, 2017. [2]

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"Wisconsin Senate Lifts Mining Moratorium" (AP) [3]