Legislation & Regulation
Legislation and Regulation
June 2023 by Jordan Harger
Lawsuit Update From the New 49'ers
Many of you are aware that we have been engaged in litigation with anti-mining activists that have been attacking us through the Karuk Tribe of California since 2003. It all started with their lawsuit against the US Forest Service (USFS), challenging that District Rangers do not have the authority to allow small-scale mining activities under a Notice of Intent (NOI) when the Ranger concludes that the mining activity is not likely to create a substantial surface disturbance.
Legislation and Regulation
January 2024Push To Designate Another National Monument In Southern California Desert
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Change is coming at Interior
• Interior Department seeking public comment regarding minerals
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Actions speak louder than words
• Biden nominee for BLM director has ties to eco-terrorist groups
Captain Obvious Strikes Again
The paper’s crack reporters filed requests under the Freedom of Information Act, demanding public release of “secret” emails explaining why the Interior Department recommended, and President Trump approved, shrinking Bears’ Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• "Recreational" mining bills in Washington State
• Three more national monuments
State Lends Help to County in Nevada Road Fight
Nevada’s attorney general for the first time is joining a rural county in a 15-year-old legal battle...
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The Idaho Gamble Part 2
• The April Fools Nugget
• Detecting the Hills of Hornitos
• Havin' Fun at the Uranium and Gold Mines
• Underground Blasting at a Gold Mine. '3...2...1...Fire in the Hole!'
• Resource Maven Independent Analysis of the Resource Markets
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The Bawl Mill
• PLP Update
• ICMJ Visits Sonora, CA
