Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
August 2018 by Scott Harn
• Pruitt out at EPA
• NDAA still under negotiation
• AMRA’s California mining bill fails to reach floor vote
MMAC Update
We will be bringing the first of several bills that were requested by Congress during a previous MMAC trip and presenting maps depicting all the MMAC-assisted Mining Districts.
Fighting and Winning Without a Lawyer
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.
Study Confirms Mercury Levels Safe in California's Gold Country
While the Water Board documented the selenium levels in fish and noted they exceed the levels of mercury, they have yet to acknowledge the numerous scientific studies that show selenium effectively neutralizes the effects of mercury.
MMAC & PLP Update
We have been playing defense for 100% of the game, and now we are finally playing some offense.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Anti-dredging bill SB 637 passes
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• US District Court rules against Oregon miners
• Bill to halt sage grouse management plans introduced.
Oregon's Waldo and Galice Mining Districts Unite
We ask that all who attend this demonstration bring their mining equipment to display and actively talk with the attending public in a courteous fashion about the benefits of suction dredging…
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The Bawl Mill
• Ask The Experts - What are these thin brittle sheets with reddish powder?
• Ask The Experts - Are custom mills available for titanium and tungsten?
• Ask The Experts - What assay value is needed for cobalt deposits?
• Ask The Experts - What do you think is the source of gold in this area of Ireland?
• Annual Claim Filings Due
• Highbanking for Gold
• Gold Placers in Italy
• Critical Minerals: Titanium—Part II
• Detector Brings New Life to An Old Lode Mine
• The Batteries Metal Rush
• Blackberries and Gold
• Writing It All Off After The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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Ask The Experts - Incorrect assays cause problems
• PLP Update
