Legislative and Regulatory Update

January 2017 by Scott Harn

We’re Still Thinking About It

April 2018

We have learned over the years, of course, that “previous development,” “roadless,” and “local support,” are in the mind of the beholder.

MMAC & PLP Update

October 2015
Keep in mind there are specific steps that must be taken to get your traditional mining district organized if it has fallen into disarray.

Annual Claim Filings Due

August 2018

Legislative and Regulatory Update

June 2015
• California dredging update
• Favorable bills in Congress

Obama Administration Moves to Block Mining Near Yellowstone

January 2017
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.

What Is Incidental Fallback?

December 2015

If you take the time to read the instructions that are included with a 404 permit application you will find the words “other than incidental fallback” in the application instructions.

Prospectors Protest San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

October 2015
More than 100 gold prospectors gathered at Azusa Canyon in the recently declared San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in southern California to voice their concerns…

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