Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
August 2016 by Scott Harn
• Congress heading into summer recess• Maintenance fees due!
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Congress heading into summer recess
• Maintenance fees due!
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
• Hearing date moved up for preliminary injunction for California suction dredging
• Anti-mining bills in Oregon lead to recall effort
BLM Cancels 10-Million-Acre Sage Grouse Mineral Withdrawal
The very way it was done at the time didn’t give one much confidence in the objectivity and honesty of the BLM study.
MSHA Moves Ahead on Silica RFI But Leaves All Options Open
For now, MSHA is just collecting information. However, the information it collects will shape what comes next.
Alaska: Large-Scale Mining Can Be Done Right
"As elected leaders of the State of Alaska, we want you to know that Alaska is open to investment from those who seek to develop our state's natural resources safely and responsibly..."
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Settlement hearings
• Fighting back
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• Ask The Experts
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• Revisiting the Rocker Box
• Can You Recognize Valuable Ores?
• Follow Up to "Just One More Time"
• The Highs and Lows of Drywashing
• Successful Detecting Requires Attention to Detail—Part I
• Panning for Gold on Canyon Creek
• China Closing More Than 1,000 Mines
• Habits, Procedure, and Where Is The Gold?
• Exploring A Historic Lode Mine
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
• Melman on Gold & Silver
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