Legislation & Regulation
MMAC & PLP Update
July 2016 by Scott Harn

Legislative and Regulatory Update
• The good, the bad, and the ugly
• California and Oregon dredge permits
Proof Mining Districts Work!

Michigan House Votes to Give Mining Operations More Flexibility
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
• IBLA rules against miner for "late" filing
• Wyoming appeals roadless decision
• Mercury reduction program slated for California
• Oregon wilderness
• Oregon miner prevails in lawsuit against Forest Service and District Ranger
• Canada pulls out of Kyoto Climate Treaty
Revised Dredge Regulations Published for California—Pure Garbage
We can’t say it wasn’t expected. The California Department of Fish & Game released revised suction gold dredging regulations on February 17, 2012, and it’s obvious the agency wants to make life as difficult as possible for dredgers.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- EPA declines to impose additional regulations and financial requirements on hardrock miners
- “Baffling” ruling in suction gold dredging court case
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Biden administration considers ban on new mining
• 30 x 30 Termination Act
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The Bawl Mill
• Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Australian Gold Adventure
• A New Method for Handling Stubborn Gravity Middlings
• The Essence of Gold Prospecting
• Jim Madden's Gold
• The PATH to Tax Savings
• Just One More Time
• Update: People v. Rinehart
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices