Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
June 2019 by Scott Harn
- House appropriations bills introduced
- Two Minnesota hardrock mining leases reinstated
- Equal Access to Justice Act
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Biden administration considers ban on new mining
• 30 x 30 Termination Act
California Dredgers: A Step Closer to Getting Back in the Water
...Judge Ochoa ordered the parties to participate in mandatory settlement hearings starting June 24, 2014.
Representative Manweller Lends a Hand in Washington State
We're done watching as an unelected and unchecked bureaucracy, with rule-making authority, enforcement powers, and seemingly bottomless budgets abuses citizens at will.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• WOTUS definition is changing again
• BLM HQ on the move again
Central Idaho Federal Employees Back to Work With Local Help
The fire started early October 4, destroying the Bureau of Land Management office on the edge of town within minutes.
Fighting and Winning Without a Lawyer
This article may not be as interesting as someone describing a big nugget find in Australia...but right now the biggest obstacle to mining is our government.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• WOTUS
• Sheriff withdraws Forest Service law enforcement authority
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts - Can you provide information on gold in Ghana?
• Ask The Experts - Geophysics and gold deposits
• Ask The Experts - Do these items qualify as mechanized equipment?
• Ask The Experts - EPA Method 6020 testing
• Ask The Experts - New detector or stick with the old?
• The Value of Old Patches
• A 'Rare' Opportunity for America
• Tips for Cleaning Gold Nuggets
• How Long Does It Take to Find and Recover An Ounce of Gold?
• Gold Prospecting for Better or Worse: In A Tight Spot
• Detecting Wet Ground Yields More Fun Than Gold
• Over The Divide: Jim Straight, 1930-2019
• Beach Mining for Placer Gold
• Reno's 1872 Time Capsule Includes Gold Rush Lore
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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PLP Update
• Comments Needed On Pebble Project Draft EIS
