Legislation & Regulation
Annual Claim Filings Due
August 2018 by Scott Harn
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• California suction dredging regulations
• Draft Coho recovery plan for Southern Oregon, Northern California
• Sage-grouse
Wake Up Voters! Oregon SB 838 Study Group Update
They want to close our roads on public land (built by taxpayer funds) to keep us and our disabled veterans out. And it won’t stop with just mining.
Update on MMAC & PLP
Public Lands for the People is working on a Miner's Bill of Rights with the support of several members of Congress.
BLM Raises Location and Claim Fees
The Bureau of Land Management announced an increase in location filing fees and annual maintenance fees for unpatented mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Increase in claim fees
• Impact of recent elections
• Current suction gold dredging status in California
• Parks in Southern California
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Bishop and Curtis seek to rein in Antiquities Act abuses
- Lands bill signed by President Trump
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Idaho continues toward elimination of EPA suction dredging regulations
• EPA makes preemptive strike against Alaska mine
• Proposed Mines Act permit fees
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Ask The Experts - What are these thin brittle sheets with reddish powder?
• Ask The Experts - Are custom mills available for titanium and tungsten?
• 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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Ask The Experts - Incorrect assays cause problems
• PLP Update
