Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
July 2011 by Scott Harn
• Battle continues in the "Golden State"• California Water Board needs your comments
PLP Update
I want to stress that this is just the first step to fixing many of the regulatory issues we identified in discussions with the current administration. There will be plenty more to come.
Mining Organizations Unite To Petition For Rule Change
The petition seeks specific changes to existing Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management regulations to restore the intent of Congress and federal preemption.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Comments needed regarding proposed NEPA improvements
- Efforts underway to fix the ESA
PLP Update
All 28 groups listed agree that Section 402 of the Clean Water Act does not apply and no dredge miner should be asking a state or federal agency for such a permit.
Legislative Update
118th Congress 1st session
Legislative And Regulatory Update
• Good news on EPA regs
• California rewards key appointment to dredging foe
• Republicans seek to block creation of National Monuments
• Zimbabwe threatens seizure of mining rights
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The Bawl Mill
• Can't We Just Do Something?
• Ask The Experts—14-day camping limit
• Explosives and Mining
• Mother Lode Leaf Gold
• Dredging The Outside Bend
• A Good Start
• WWII Vet & Prospector Still Going Strong
• Nevada Gold Value Up Along With Production
• 2011 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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Northern Gold Mining's Garrison Gold Property
• Wyoming's Billion Dollar Nugget—The Trilogy Ends
