Legislation & Regulation
MMAC & PLP Update
October 2015 by Scott Harn
Keep in mind there are specific steps that must be taken to get your traditional mining district organized if it has fallen into disarray.Additional articles that might interest you...
Uniting The Small Miners
February 2015
Have you ever wondered what it is going to take to stop the insanity of politicians and environmental groups from taking away our rights?
Have you ever wondered what it is going to take to stop the insanity of politicians and environmental groups from taking away our rights?
Obama Administration Moves to Block Mining Near Yellowstone
January 2017
Republicans and industry representatives have criticized the administration’s eleventh-hour actions to limit development and promised to seek their reversal once Obama leaves office.
Republicans and industry representatives have criticized the administration’s eleventh-hour actions to limit development and promised to seek their reversal once Obama leaves office.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
April 2013
• EPA investigated for environmental ties
• Hundreds of miners show up to rally at Oregon State Capitol
• DOI nominee would be bad for miners
• EPA investigated for environmental ties
• Hundreds of miners show up to rally at Oregon State Capitol
• DOI nominee would be bad for miners
MMAC Update
April 2017
We spent our evening at some informal get-togethers at two private residences in the DC area, which provided the opportunity to talk with staff members from Congress, other agencies, and a few consultants working on public land issues. We found common ground with many of them, and found a strong ally in a former Congressman turned consultant who agreed that Mining Districts provide the smartest legal route...
We spent our evening at some informal get-togethers at two private residences in the DC area, which provided the opportunity to talk with staff members from Congress, other agencies, and a few consultants working on public land issues. We found common ground with many of them, and found a strong ally in a former Congressman turned consultant who agreed that Mining Districts provide the smartest legal route...
Colorado Disputes Key Part of EPA Mine Report
December 2015
King’s letter is a blow to the EPA’s contention that outside technical experts supported its plan to push a drainage pipe through debris covering the entrance to the Gold King Mine…
King’s letter is a blow to the EPA’s contention that outside technical experts supported its plan to push a drainage pipe through debris covering the entrance to the Gold King Mine…
Legislative and Regulatory Update
March 2014
• Idaho challenges EPA regulations
• California suction gold dredging
• Idaho challenges EPA regulations
• California suction gold dredging
Legislative and Regulatory Update
April 2018
- Proposed budget for EPA
- California SB 1222
- 640 million acres and counting
- Gold and silver bullion
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