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.

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.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2015

• EPA gets caught

• Suction dredging update

What Can I Do to Save My Mining Rights?

November 2014
We can either surrender or draw a line in the sand and fight to hold the remaining mining rights we still have.

Contact Information for Oregon Senators

May 2013
Phone or email these Senators and politely express your thoughts and opinions on the pending legislation. (See Legislative and Regulatory Update for more information on the pending legislation.)

The Perfect Response

January 2017
In May, 2016, the Andersons received a letter from Steve Niemela at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife requesting access to their property to conduct surveys for “foothill yellow-legged frogs and other amphibians.”

Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know

March 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been attempting to extend their authority and intimidate miners and other public land users for decades. Suction gold dredgers are no exception, and we want to highlight a recent example of how to deal with this federal overreach.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2019

• Massive 660-page lands bill passed in the Senate

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