EPA Chief to Reconsider Paying Claims Over Mine Waste Spill

September 2017 by Associated Press

“We feel that we can clean up an area that has been abandoned after 100 years of mining,” Lyon said.

It's Time to Get the Heck Out of China

May 2020

We are at a crossroads; either we establish the mining, production and refining of rare earth elements here in the US or we remain subjected to the whims of the Chinese government.

Oregon Miners Take DEQ to Court, Again

January 2011
Since 2005, a group representing a handful of Oregon and Washington mining organizations, centered around the Eastern Oregon Mining Association (EOMA) and the Waldo Mining District (WMD), have been actively fighting the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) over their then new “700PM Suction Dredge Mining Permit.”

Successful Rally for Suction Dredge Miners in Idaho

August 2014
Representative Paul Shepherd stopped by, and Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik dove with one of the dredgers so he could see for himself that no harm was being done to fish or their habitat.

The Disappearance of State Mining Departments

May 2011
Unfortunately, mining is politically unpopular and support of the mining industry, no matter how many jobs it brings to a state, even in times of difficult financial need, is never popular among politicians of any stripe.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2011
• Battle continues in the "Golden State"
• California Water Board needs your comments

Oregon Miners File for Summary Judgment

January 2016
On November 30, 2015, the Galice Mining District (with the support of the Waldo Mining District), along with several Oregon mining associations and individuals, filed a Motion for Summary Judgment against the State of Oregon and SB 838...

Significant Progress for California Suction Gold Dredgers

January 2015
It was a milestone day in the battle to maintain the rights of miners to dredge on federal mining claims in California.

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