Legislation & Regulation
BLM Flexes Its Muscles in Quartzsite
July 2014 by Jane Alene Boyles
Somehow the Bureau of Land Management seems to have forgotten that they work for the people.Additional articles that might interest you...
Legislative and Regulatory Update
October 2013
• Judge refuses to grant preliminary injuction to end suction gold dredging moratorium in California
• Proposed listing of Yellow-legged frog and Yosemite Toad in northern California
• Judge refuses to grant preliminary injuction to end suction gold dredging moratorium in California
• Proposed listing of Yellow-legged frog and Yosemite Toad in northern California
Lawsuit Update From the New 49'ers
December 2012
Many of you are aware that we have been engaged in litigation with anti-mining activists that have been attacking us through the Karuk Tribe of California since 2003. It all started with their lawsuit against the US Forest Service (USFS), challenging that District Rangers do not have the authority to allow small-scale mining activities under a Notice of Intent (NOI) when the Ranger concludes that the mining activity is not likely to create a substantial surface disturbance.
Many of you are aware that we have been engaged in litigation with anti-mining activists that have been attacking us through the Karuk Tribe of California since 2003. It all started with their lawsuit against the US Forest Service (USFS), challenging that District Rangers do not have the authority to allow small-scale mining activities under a Notice of Intent (NOI) when the Ranger concludes that the mining activity is not likely to create a substantial surface disturbance.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
October 2018
- Interior Department reigns in “sue and settle”
- Comments needed on Forest Service Part 228 regulations
MMAC & PLP Update -- 2015 Minerals and Mining Regulatory Reform Act
September 2015
Is there any hope for a solution? Yes, there is, and we’ve been working with Public Lands for the People, the Minerals and Mining Advisory Council, attorney James Buchal and others on that solution.
Is there any hope for a solution? Yes, there is, and we’ve been working with Public Lands for the People, the Minerals and Mining Advisory Council, attorney James Buchal and others on that solution.
Suction Gold Dredge Miners Win On Federal Preemption
February 2015
Judge Ochoa went so far as to call the California permit scheme “unenforceable.”
Judge Ochoa went so far as to call the California permit scheme “unenforceable.”
Colorado Disputes Key Part of EPA Mine Report
December 2015
King’s letter is a blow to the EPA’s contention that outside technical experts supported its plan to push a drainage pipe through debris covering the entrance to the Gold King Mine…
King’s letter is a blow to the EPA’s contention that outside technical experts supported its plan to push a drainage pipe through debris covering the entrance to the Gold King Mine…
Time to File Claims in Southern California
December 2015
Bottom line for you fellow miners: file your claims now in these areas or risk being forever locked out!
Bottom line for you fellow miners: file your claims now in these areas or risk being forever locked out!
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