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
The Dredge Report
As a plaintiff in one of the lawsuits, I’m not allowed to talk about specifics in the court-ordered negotiations currently underway in San Bernardino. However, I do want to let you know we are making progress…
PLP To Address Needs Of Small Miners With Proposed Amendment
The Senator’s office was very receptive to the small miner’s plight and was unaware of the dire problems created by the over-regulation of small-scale mining from so many different fronts. It was pointed out that S 145 may help the large mining companies a little, but falls woefully short in addressing the needs of small operators who make up 85% of domestic mines.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Interior Department reigns in “sue and settle”
- Comments needed on Forest Service Part 228 regulations
Feds Sue California over Sales of Public Lands
They cited concerns that the Trump administration would allow more logging, oil drilling, mining or development on some of the 46 million acres controlled by the federal government in California.
Obama Administration Moves to Block Mining Near Yellowstone
Republicans and industry representatives have criticized the administration’s eleventh-hour actions to limit development and promised to seek their reversal once Obama leaves office.
Learning the Game and the Power to Change It
The one legal entity that can change the game and provide a path and template to protect landowners and public land users across the United States is the miner.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Bill to limit Antiquities Act
- PLF seeks relief from Endangered Species Act abuses
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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
Free:
Are Permits Needed For Highbanking In California?
• Prospecting Australia—Part II: There and Back Again
