Legislation & Regulation
Suction Gold Dredge Miners Win On Federal Preemption
February 2015 by Scott Harn
Judge Ochoa went so far as to call the California permit scheme “unenforceable.”Central Idaho Federal Employees Back to Work With Local Help
The fire started early October 4, destroying the Bureau of Land Management office on the edge of town within minutes.
Mining Community Loses A Great Leader: Gerald "Jerry" Hobbs
He certainly wasn’t afraid of a fight or a court battle, and he didn’t back away from calling out those who tried to compromise the rights of miners.
Utah Approves funds to Fight Feds
Republican legislators say the funding is necessary to protect state interests...
Feinstein Pushes for Million-Acre Land Grab
Met by jeers and cheers from more than 1,000 people, US Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) made another pitch to create three new national monuments in the deserts of southern California recently.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
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...
BLM Raises Location and Claim Fees
The Bureau of Land Management announced an increase in location filing fees and annual maintenance fees for unpatented mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites.
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