Reclamation bond money is routinely collected from mining companies with the idea that this money

will insure that the mined areas will be cleaned up and made safe once mining ceases? What actually
happens when a mining operation goes bankrupt? Who ends up paying the bill? What will be an ideal response?


In several recent occurrences where companies have filed for bankruptcy, the reclamation bond was
insufficient to cover cleanup costs. Taxpayers ended up paying the bill

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A) storm surge. B) inland freshwater flooding. C) strong winds. D) lightning. E) tornadoes.

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Name and describe the mechanism that Harold F. Reid proposed to explain the shaking that occurred

during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906? What will be an ideal response?

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