Legislation & Regulation
Appeals Court OKs Permits for Upper Peninsula Mine
September 2014 by John Flesher
The $800 million project will provide 300 jobs during production. It will be the only US mine where nickel is the primary targeted mineral, with about 360 million pounds to be extracted.Our Readers Say
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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.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• US Supreme Court may consider requirements for Notitce of Intent
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Record $11 Million Fine for California Mine
State regulators imposed a record $11 million fine on the operators of a gold mine in the Sierra foothills east of Sacramento.
Small Miner Beats Forest Service in Court
Thomas Tierney has been a long-time subscriber to ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal and has read about the many battles between miners and overzealous regulators. Then he faced his own battle.
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• BLM proposed budget asks for funds for mining restrictions
• Oregon bill 838
• California suction gold dredging update
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• Trump cabinet forming
• Last minute regulations
• California suction dredging
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