Legislation & Regulation
MMAC & PLP Update
July 2016 by Scott Harn
…what I’d like to focus on in this update is the assistance they provided to a suction gold dredger in Idaho being harassed by an environmental group.
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MMAC & PLP Update -- 2015 Minerals and Mining Regulatory Reform Act
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Is there any hope for a solution? Yes, there is, and we’ve been working with Public Lands for the People, the Minerals and Mining Advisory Council, attorney James Buchal and others on that solution.
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