PLP and Mining Districts
PLP Update
December 2023
Fight for Public Lands in the Eagle Mountains of the Mojave Desert
July 2023Fight for Public Lands in the Eagle Mountains of the Mojave Desert
By Greg Herring
MMAC & PLP Update -- Rand Mining District Gets Organized
The process of updating the Rand Mining District is underway and you’ll see a Public Notice in this issue requesting interested parties to submit an application to serve on the board.
PLP To Address Needs Of Small Miners With Proposed Amendment
The Senator’s office was very receptive to the small miner’s plight and was unaware of the dire problems created by the over-regulation of small-scale mining from so many different fronts. It was pointed out that S 145 may help the large mining companies a little, but falls woefully short in addressing the needs of small operators who make up 85% of domestic mines.
PLP Update & Legislative and Regulatory Update
I’m combining these columns this month because there is an overlapping issue I wanted to address -- the new Interior Department “working group” on mining reform
PLP Update
If this authority over mining was not included in the transfer, then the US Forest Service would not have jurisdiction.
PLP Update
PLP Members Win "No Addition Argument" in CA State Federal Court
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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