Michigan House Votes to Give Mining Operations More Flexibility

June 2018 by Associated Press

Casperson said he is not worried about businesses subverting the language in the bill because the DEQ would still have the authority to halt the new construction if it is deemed environmentally unsound.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

August 2017

• Reminder: Annual claim fees due September 1, 2017
• Update on California suction gold dredging

Feds Challenge North Idaho Mining Claims

February 2013
Fishing, camping and the protection of American Indian artifacts along a 30-mile section of the North Fork of the Clearwater River outweigh the desire of placer miners to search for gold, an attorney representing the US Forest Service said.

Appeals Court OKs Permits for Upper Peninsula Mine

September 2014
The $800 million project will provide 300 jobs during production. It will be the only US mine where nickel is the primary targeted mineral, with about 360 million pounds to be extracted.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2012
• Hike in mining claim fees
• Hearing on suction gold dredging in California
• Interior wants mining reform

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.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2018

• Critical minerals obtain national security status
• Idaho to take over EPA permitting

BLM Raises Location and Claim Fees

August 2014
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.

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