PLP and MMAC Update

February 2018 by Scott Harn

The current administration is receptive; we believe the time is ripe to push for a return to reasonable regulations and to restore mining to a priority for public lands as long as some new crisis doesn’t take precedent.

Proposed Regulations for California Suction Dredging

April 2011
One of the most asinine proposals in the SEIR is to require miners to state when and where they will be dredging. This information would be accessible to the public, which would make them prime candidates for getting their homes burglarized while they are out mining.

New Mining Regulations in Maine

February 2014
Renewed interest in mining of gold, silver, copper and other metals in Aroostook County's Bald Mountain triggered 2012 legislation requiring the overhaul of the state's two-decade-old mining regulations.

EPA Chief to Reconsider Paying Claims Over Mine Waste Spill

September 2017

“We feel that we can clean up an area that has been abandoned after 100 years of mining,” Lyon said.

MMAC & PLP Update

October 2015
Keep in mind there are specific steps that must be taken to get your traditional mining district organized if it has fallen into disarray.

Successful Rally for Suction Dredge Miners in Idaho

August 2014
Representative Paul Shepherd stopped by, and Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik dove with one of the dredgers so he could see for himself that no harm was being done to fish or their habitat.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

February 2016

• California suction dredging trial resumes

• USFS tries unique method to restrict gold dredging in Idaho

• Defiant dredgers tell State of Oregon to “drop dead”

Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2016

• Trump wins!

• 9th Circuit: projected global warming is sufficient for ESA

• Eagle Mountain proposed withdrawal

• CA Water Board dredge meetings

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