Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
September 2015 by Scott Harn
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- NEPA comments due
- Update on latest US Supreme Court suction gold dredging appeal
- Washington State tries to restrict suction gold dredging
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Trump cabinet forming
• Last minute regulations
• California suction dredging
Small Miner Beats Forest Service in Court
Thomas Tierney has been a long-time subscriber to ICMJ’s Prospecting and Mining Journal and has read about the many battles between miners and overzealous regulators. Then he faced his own battle.
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.
Suction Gold Dredge Miners Win On Federal Preemption
Judge Ochoa went so far as to call the California permit scheme “unenforceable.”
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Administration issues proposals to fix mining access and permitting
- Online “webinar” and request for comments for proposed Forest Service NEPA revisions
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- House appropriations bills introduced
- Two Minnesota hardrock mining leases reinstated
- Equal Access to Justice Act
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• Detecting Nuggets—Overcoming New Challenges
• Modern Mining Reclamation
• Retired Geologist Warned Public of Pending EPA Disaster
• Piles of Gold
• AMRA Takes On USFS in Idaho
• Iron Ores and Iron Mining
• Two Men Claim Discovery of Nazi Treasure Train
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Emergency Dredging Closures in Washington State
• More Gold Recovered Off Florida Coast
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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