ELKO, AUGUST 21, 2007 - House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Jim Costa, D-Calif., right, and Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., center, listen to panelists during a hearing on mining reform in Elko, Nev. The House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources conducted a second hearing on H.R. 2262, the "Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 in Elko. STEVE MARCUS / LAS VEGAS SUN
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