Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
April 2016 by Scott Harn
• BLM proposed budget asks for funds for mining restrictions• Oregon bill 838
• California suction gold dredging update
Dredge Mining—Current Situation in Idaho
Tomten concedes the scenario of federal environmental agents swooping in on river dredges near historic mining towns like Idaho City, Rocky Bar or Placerville remains unlikely.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Conformation for some
• Congress canceling regulations
PLP Update
The ESA has become an unwieldy beast that was hijacked by government agencies run amok, and by extreme environmental groups who saw it as a way to lock up public lands and to generate income through exaggerated claims and continuous lawsuits.
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
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EPA Tries to Intimidate Alaskan Miners
Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has ordered an investigation of the recent raids, saying he will not tolerate a state agency's participation in the sort of conduct displayed.
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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.
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• Enrichment of Mineral Deposits by Weathering—Part II
• Vendors Announced for Gold Prospecting and Mining Summit
• The Tombstone Silver-Lead District, Arizona
• Sold: 87-Ounce Nugget
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