Legislation & Regulation
Tasers and Mining Don't Mix
March 2015 by Shannon Poe
First, the US Forest Service does not have any authority to enforce or administer any “claim jumping” laws, period.Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Biden’s incoming administration has green agenda
• Habitat definition finalized
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Comment period extended for frog habitat
• Tennessee permits for gold prospecting
• California dredging injunction and restraining order hearing
SB 838 and the Salem Witch Hunt
In every sense, this was a witch hunt with a preconceived agenda to heavily restrict or outright prohibit most small-scale mining in Oregon.
Feds Order Closure of Idaho Mine
Federal safety inspectors have ordered one of the nation’s deepest underground mines closed in northern Idaho following an investigation prompted by a series of accidents that killed two miners over the last year.
Miners Win in Montana Water Court
I hope this case inspires some of you. It shows that miners can and do succeed when they are persistent and well-prepared, even when representing themselves against state and federal attorneys in a court of law.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• US District Court rules against Oregon miners
• Bill to halt sage grouse management plans introduced.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Massive 660-page lands bill passed in the Senate
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