Legislation & Regulation
The Disappearance of State Mining Departments
May 2011 by Chris Ralph
Unfortunately, mining is politically unpopular and support of the mining industry, no matter how many jobs it brings to a state, even in times of difficult financial need, is never popular among politicians of any stripe.Legislative and Regulatory Update
- New Deputy Secretary of Interior
- Case against dredger allowed to proceed
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• WOTUS
• Sheriff withdraws Forest Service law enforcement authority
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Critical minerals a priority
• Montana miners win again
• MSHA backs down
• Environmental groups as foreign agents
Legislation and Regulation
October 2023Rise Gold to Assert its Vested Right to Mine at the Idaho-Maryland-Brunswick Mine (the "IM Mine")
Legislative And Regulatory Update
• Republican bill would reopen Grand Canyon withdrawal
• Obama recommends additional fees and taxes on miners
Legislative and Regulatory Update
- Massive 660-page lands bill passed in the Senate
Oregon Miners File for Summary Judgment
On November 30, 2015, the Galice Mining District (with the support of the Waldo Mining District), along with several Oregon mining associations and individuals, filed a Motion for Summary Judgment against the State of Oregon and SB 838...
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