Legislation & Regulation
US Rare Earths: We Have & We Have Not
August 2017 by Don Fife
America’s premier source of strategic REEs were regulated out of business and 300 employees lost their jobs. For almost fifteen years America has been dependent on the communist Chinese cartel.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• BLM proposed budget asks for funds for mining restrictions
• Oregon bill 838
• California suction gold dredging update
Legislative Update
118th Congress 1st session
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Big win by a California suction gold dredger
• Administration locks up another popular gold mining area
• BLM creates de facto wilderness without Congressional approval
Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Congress heading into summer recess
• Maintenance fees due!
Addressing EPA Overreach: What Dredgers Need to Know
PLP Update: How to Restore The Rights of Suction Dredge Miners
A two-pronged approach is necessary to restore suction dredging; federal preemption needs to be established as addressed above via petition; and clarification from the EPA is needed to establish that no Section 402 permit is necessary when there is no “addition” of a pollutant.
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• How to Make a Rock Sled for Dredging
• More on Detecting Pocket Gold
• The Rochester Mining District of Nevada
• Early Summer Mining in Wyoming
• National Hall of Fame Names 2017 Inductees
• EPA Reopens Comments on Pebble Project
• Over the Divide: Wayne (Jerry) Keene 1934-2017
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
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