Legislation & Regulation
Annual Claim Filings Due
August 2018 by Scott Harn
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• It's almost November
• Two federal land managers found guilty of contempt
• A chance to halt additional wilderness in Southern California
• Oregon mineral withdrawal
• A really good reason to get out and vote in Oregon
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Oregon miners petition US Supreme Court in Bohmker v. Oregon
- Wheeler receives hearing as EPA administrator
California to Allow Suction Dredging in 2019?
There are a few questions you will need to ask yourself before you apply for a suction dredge permit from the State Water Resources Control Board.
Successful Rally for Suction Dredge Miners in Idaho
Representative Paul Shepherd stopped by, and Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik dove with one of the dredgers so he could see for himself that no harm was being done to fish or their habitat.
Michigan House Votes to Give Mining Operations More Flexibility
Casperson said he is not worried about businesses subverting the language in the bill because the DEQ would still have the authority to halt the new construction if it is deemed environmentally unsound.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Critical minerals obtain national security status
• Idaho to take over EPA permitting
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- November elections
- Anti-mining ballot initiative rejected in Montana
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• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Ask The Experts - What are these thin brittle sheets with reddish powder?
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• Ask The Experts - What assay value is needed for cobalt deposits?
• Ask The Experts - What do you think is the source of gold in this area of Ireland?
• Highbanking for Gold
• Gold Placers in Italy
• Critical Minerals: Titanium—Part II
• Detector Brings New Life to An Old Lode Mine
• The Batteries Metal Rush
• Blackberries and Gold
• Writing It All Off After The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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• PLP Update
