Legislation & Regulation
Legislative And Regulatory Update
November 2011 by Scott Harn
• Republican bill would reopen Grand Canyon withdrawal• Obama recommends additional fees and taxes on miners
Legislative and Regulatory Update
More Fiddling While Forests Burn
Logging on federal land plummeted—over 84% since the 1980s. And that management tool was replaced with—nothing.
Ask the Experts
Gold in Minnesota?
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Pacific Legal Foundation joins effort to overturn California dredging moratorium
• PLP fund drive continues
PLP Update
During discussions with other property rights advocates and members of the current administration, Karen Budd-Falen’s name was mentioned many times as a possible director for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Comments needed regarding proposed NEPA improvements
- Efforts underway to fix the ESA
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Hearing date moved up for preliminary injunction for California suction dredging
• Anti-mining bills in Oregon lead to recall effort
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts—Compensation for closed mining claim?
• Ask The Experts—Inconsistent fire assays
• Gold From Cemented Gravels
• Evolution Of A Gold Prospect
• Gold, Quartz & Chalcedony—Part II
• Alaska to Target Rare-Earths
• Minnesota Delays Decision on Mineral Leases
• Alaska's Cripple Creek Mining District
• The Gold Of Horseshoe Bend
• Tyrie's Roadway Nugget
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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Are Permits Needed For Highbanking In California?
• Prospecting Australia—Part II: There and Back Again
