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Update: Forest Service Interim Rule
October 2004 by Public Lands for the People
On July 9, 2004, Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Mark Rey, published the “Interim Rule.” By its own terms, the Interim Rule became effective on August 9, 2004, without regard to public comments. Public comments were, however, received until September 7, 2004.Legislative and Regulatory Update
- WOTUS rule finalized
- Reminder on new claim fees
PLP Update
We had discovered during previous trips that some of the staff members had difficulty comprehending the specific issues related to mining, so prior to heading back to DC, we laid out the reasons for our proposed legislation...
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Ask The Experts—Do I still have rights to this mining claim?
Q: Do I still have rights to this mining claim?
Strong Support at Suction Dredge Meetings
Just prior to press time, we made our way to Sacramento for the second public scoping meeting to comment on the first draft of the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) suction dredge permitting program and the new Environmental Impact Report.
Melman on Gold & Silver
We have heard much “tough talk” through the years regarding reining in the regulatory excesses of government agencies in the past, but little action has followed those words. Perhaps we will finally see a genuine move away from excessive regulation.
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• The Guyana Highlands
• Prospecting with a VLF-Type Gold Detector
• Freegold Ventures' Golden Summit Project
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• Molybdenum
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