Ask The Experts: Should I take my claim access problems to the Desert Advisory Council?

September 2016 by Scott Harn

Q: The nearest access to the claim is a half mile walk, which is tough for a lode claim.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2015
• Some positives in spending bill
• Judge puts brakes on the EPA in Alaska
• Judge to rule in favor of suction gold dredgers

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2014
• Idaho challenges EPA regulations
• California suction gold dredging

Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2017
• Trump cabinet forming
• Last minute regulations
• California suction dredging

Government Takes Land for Open Space

March 2014
Rather than using the practice of government seizure of private property to promote economic development, the county is using it to preserve open space.

MMAC & PLP Update

October 2016
There are some miners who are under the impression that an organized Mining District will immediately get the regulatory agencies off their backs so they can start digging or dredging again.

MMAC Update

April 2017
We spent our evening at some informal get-togethers at two private residences in the DC area, which provided the opportunity to talk with staff members from Congress, other agencies, and a few consultants working on public land issues. We found common ground with many of them, and found a strong ally in a former Congressman turned consultant who agreed that Mining Districts provide the smartest legal route...

Oregon Dredge Permit Litigation Update

October 2011
In other words, just like those that move next to an airport and then complain about the noise, Mr. Riskedahl deliberately went out of his way to “witness and document the effects of suction dredge mining,” and when he found some, he was annoyed by it!

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