Court Says Emergency Rule in California Unjustified

August 2013 by Scott Harn

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2013
• Comment period extended for frog habitat
• Tennessee permits for gold prospecting
• California dredging injunction and restraining order hearing

Mining Community Loses A Great Leader: Gerald "Jerry" Hobbs

February 2015
He certainly wasn’t afraid of a fight or a court battle, and he didn’t back away from calling out those who tried to compromise the rights of miners.

SB 838 and the Salem Witch Hunt

December 2015
In every sense, this was a witch hunt with a preconceived agenda to heavily restrict or outright prohibit most small-scale mining in Oregon.

Small Miner Beats Forest Service in Court

January 2013
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.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2013
• Oregon passes SB 838
• Meanwhile, in California

MMAC & PLP Update

May 2016

PLP had been attempting to raise funds to hire a lobbyist. The excessive cost made it prohibitive, so Clark and Joe packed up their bags and headed off to make this trip themselves.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2013
• Oregon's attack on suction gold dredging
• New DOI Director nominated
• More Forest Service restrictions in the works
• California suction gold dredging

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