Legislation & Regulation
Legislative and Regulatory Update
January 2011 by Scott Harn
• California suction dredgers had better prepare for battleAdministration Offers Up Conflicting Goals and Executive Orders
To reach this goal, our federal government would need to designate another 45.7 million acres as protected lands every year.
Jury: Gov't Rightfully Seized 1933 Gold Coins
The verdict capped an unusual civil case that combined history, coin collecting and whether the $20 “double eagles” ever legally left the US Mint.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Oregon's attack on suction gold dredging
• New DOI Director nominated
• More Forest Service restrictions in the works
• California suction gold dredging
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• CA Fish & Game Final SEIR
• Positive news from California?
• Still no results in Wisconsin
• Give us back our lands
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Comment period extended for frog habitat
• Tennessee permits for gold prospecting
• California dredging injunction and restraining order hearing
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• "Not a pollutant"
• Thank you Senator Sessions
• California suction dredging
• EPA uses secret email accounts
Mining Organizations Unite To Petition For Rule Change
The petition seeks specific changes to existing Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management regulations to restore the intent of Congress and federal preemption.
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• Ask The Experts—Amalgamation
• China Gold Imports Increased 500 Percent in 2010
• Tips for Effective Drywashing
• The Downieville Gold District
• Rattler's Gold
• Successful Gold Prospecting
• US Mint to Offer Other Precious Metal Coins
• The Business of Mining: Unlimited Possibilities With LLCs
• Silver Boom Prompts Idaho Mine Expansion
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes & Mineral and Metal Prices
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• Oregon Miners Take DEQ to Court, Again
