Legislation and Regulation

July 2023 by Jordan Harger

Fighting and Winning Without a Lawyer

August 2013
This article may not be as interesting as someone describing a big nugget find in Australia...but right now the biggest obstacle to mining is our government.

Mining Districts in Montana Get Organized

January 2017
Those miners present immediately recognized the benefits of becoming members of MMAC and joined up on the spot. I spent some time answering a few questions, and then the miners took over.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

May 2019

• Bernhardt confirmed
• State of Montana to appeal Rock Creek decision

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2015

• EPA gets caught

• Suction dredging update

Legislative and Regulatory Update

March 2012
• California suction dredging regulations
• Draft Coho recovery plan for Southern Oregon, Northern California
• Sage-grouse

Legislative and Regulatory Update

October 2019

• WOTUS rule finalized
• Reminder on new claim fees

Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2018

• November elections
• Anti-mining ballot initiative rejected in Montana

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