Legislation & Regulation
Constitutional Sheriffs Standing Up for Our Rights
December 2012 by Scott Harn
Modoc County, California, is the latest county to use emergency powers to declare a state of emergency in order to take control of roads and trails away from federal agencies.Additional articles that might interest you...
Taking on the EPA, Sasquatch, Ratchilla and Gold Dredging
September 2014
...we packed up our two dredges and headed for our claim about an hour away on the South Fork of the Clearwater to dredge openly in opposition to the EPA.
...we packed up our two dredges and headed for our claim about an hour away on the South Fork of the Clearwater to dredge openly in opposition to the EPA.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
March 2015
• Flurry of new bills in Congress
• Gold mining bills in Washington State
• Idaho suction dredging bill
• California suction dredging update
• PLP fundraising drive
MMAC & PLP Update
June 2016
Each separate Mining District is a federally recognized entity. There are huge advantages—picture yourself going to an oversight meeting where 2, 3, 4, or even more Mining District representatives have obtained voting positions on the board.
Each separate Mining District is a federally recognized entity. There are huge advantages—picture yourself going to an oversight meeting where 2, 3, 4, or even more Mining District representatives have obtained voting positions on the board.
Annual Claim Filings Due
August 2018
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.
Rather than using the practice of government seizure of private property to promote economic development, the county is using it to preserve open space.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
January 2018
- EPA declines to impose additional regulations and financial requirements on hardrock miners
- “Baffling” ruling in suction gold dredging court case
Legislative and Regulatory Update
February 2012
• Our Federal Landlord
• One down, two to go
• Challenging timing windows in Washington State
• More roadblocks to mining
• Our Federal Landlord
• One down, two to go
• Challenging timing windows in Washington State
• More roadblocks to mining
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• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Prospecting for Gold at Green Valley
• Extraction of Precious Metals Using Froth Flotation
• Detecting Old Ground Sluice Locations
• Mineral Deposit Trends: Real and Imaginary
• Four Arrested for California Mining Museum Heist
• Scams, Scammers and Schemes
• Lawsuit Update From the New 49'ers
• What's Left Behind
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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• Detecting at the Sixteen to One Mine
