Legislative and Regulatory Update

May 2018 by Scott Harn

• DOI to address threatened species
• 141 Confirmations still pending
• California withdrawals canceled

Lawsuit Update From the New 49'ers

December 2012
Many of you are aware that we have been engaged in litigation with anti-mining activists that have been attacking us through the Karuk Tribe of California since 2003. It all started with their lawsuit against the US Forest Service (USFS), challenging that District Rangers do not have the authority to allow small-scale mining activities under a Notice of Intent (NOI) when the Ranger concludes that the mining activity is not likely to create a substantial surface disturbance.

MMAC & PLP Update

March 2016

Just prior to our press deadline, we learned that a bill had been introduced in the Idaho House of Representatives to redefine suction gold dredging as a preferred use in public waterways in Idaho.

Jury: Gov't Rightfully Seized 1933 Gold Coins

August 2011
The verdict capped an unusual civil case that combined history, coin collecting and whether the $20 “double eagles” ever legally left the US Mint.

Fighting and Winning Without a Lawyer

August 2013
This article may not be as interesting as someone describing a big nugget find in Australia...but right now the biggest obstacle to mining is our government.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2016
PLF scores another win for property rights

Legislative and Regulatory Update

April 2018

• Proposed budget for EPA
• California SB 1222
• 640 million acres and counting
• Gold and silver bullion

Protecting Our Access to Public Lands

June 2014
As prospectors, we cannot just roll over and continue to ignore the shift in public land management from multiple use to national preserve.

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