Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
July 2018 by Scott Harn
• Critical minerals obtain national security status
• Idaho to take over EPA permitting
Wake Up Voters! Oregon SB 838 Study Group Update
They want to close our roads on public land (built by taxpayer funds) to keep us and our disabled veterans out. And it won’t stop with just mining.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• It's almost November
• Two federal land managers found guilty of contempt
• A chance to halt additional wilderness in Southern California
• Oregon mineral withdrawal
• A really good reason to get out and vote in Oregon
BLM Raises Location and Claim Fees
The Bureau of Land Management announced an increase in location filing fees and annual maintenance fees for unpatented mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites.
Miners Fight Back Against Road Closures
In the meeting, we presented Ms. Skalski with the various court cases from the 9th Circuit Court on these settled law cases and she was mortified.
Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• US District Court rules against Oregon miners
• Bill to halt sage grouse management plans introduced.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
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• Ask The Experts - How were those gold concentrate bricks made?
• Ask The Experts - What should I know about prospecting for titanium?
• Mining Pegmatite Deposits
• SS Central America Gives Up Millions in Gold Rush Era Gold
• Falcon Fanatic: Journey of a Novice Detectorist
• Las Médulas—The Gem of the Roman Gold Mines
• Critical Minerals: Titanium
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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PLP Update: Back to The 'Swamp' on Behalf of Small Miners







