Legislation & Regulation
Oregon's Waldo and Galice Mining Districts Unite
September 2016 by Sarah Bohmker
We ask that all who attend this demonstration bring their mining equipment to display and actively talk with the attending public in a courteous fashion about the benefits of suction dredging…MMAC Update
After many decades of closures, land-use restrictions, and over-regulation, miners and all other public land users may finally see some real relief due to the efforts of MMAC.
Clarification on Oregon's SB838
The 100-yard restriction in SB838 actually applies to all motorized mining for the purpose of extracting gold, silver or any other precious metal that results in the disturbance of vegetation.
PLP and MMAC Update
Minerals and Mining Advisory Council (MMAC) founder Joe Martori met with Jim Scrivner, the Bureau of Land Management Deputy State Director of Energy and Minerals in Sacramento, California...
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Legislative and Regulatory Update
• More roadblocks in southern California
• Greater Sage-grouse withdrawals
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- New Deputy Secretary of Interior
- Case against dredger allowed to proceed
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