Court Says Emergency Rule in California Unjustified

August 2013 by Scott Harn

Legislative and Regulatory Update

April 2019

• Bishop and Curtis seek to rein in Antiquities Act abuses
• Lands bill signed by President Trump

Tasers and Mining Don't Mix

March 2015
First, the US Forest Service does not have any authority to enforce or administer any “claim jumping” laws, period.

MMAC & PLP Update

July 2015
On July 4, we are reminded of the sacrifices our Founding Fathers made to establish this great country of ours, and in that spirit, the Minerals and Mining Advisory Council (MMAC) has created a draft Declaration of Miners.And MMAC has been hard at work writing a bill, with the unwavering support of several members of Congress, to reaffirm the rights of miners operating in traditional mining districts.

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.

Can't We Just Do Something?

July 2011
We know we lack critical minerals. We know the causes. We know the need. We have the knowledge we need right now. Why can’t we just take action and fix the problem?

AMRA Takes On USFS in Idaho

September 2015
Mr. Hughes was obviously shaken by our interaction and we are quite confident he assumed we were all missing teeth, long-haired, uneducated, backwoods miners who would immediately become submissive. That didn’t happen...

Record $11 Million Fine for California Mine

July 2013
State regulators imposed a record $11 million fine on the operators of a gold mine in the Sierra foothills east of Sacramento.

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