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Why did some landowners and prospectors sell their claims to large mining companies?

A. Mines became on profitable after the railroads spread into the west.

B. Prospectors were more interested in selling their claims and mining the deposits they found.

C. They grew tired of mining and wanted to find more interesting work.

D. Some veins of ore ran to deep into the ground making it very difficult and expensive to mine the ore.

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B

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B. Prospectors were more interested in selling their claims and mining the deposits they found.

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