Ask The Experts: Should I take my claim access problems to the Desert Advisory Council?

September 2016 by Scott Harn

Q: The nearest access to the claim is a half mile walk, which is tough for a lode claim.

Oregon Miners Still Fighting

November 2016
On October 19, 2015, the Waldo and Galice Mining Districts (of SW Oregon), along with several Oregon mining organizations and individuals, filed a Complaint in the United States District Court in Medford…

MMAC & PLP Update

July 2016
…what I’d like to focus on in this update is the assistance they provided to a suction gold dredger in Idaho being harassed by an environmental group.

Legislative and Regulatory Update

September 2018

• Forest Service to revisit 228 regulations
• WOTUS Executive Order suspended

Legislative and Regulatory Update

November 2012
• BLM to raise fees again
• Roadless Rule stands
• Suit filed over dredging restrictions in Washington State
• NWMA lends support
• California suction gold dredging lawsuits progressing

Legislative and Regulatory Update

February 2019

• Oregon miners petition US Supreme Court in Bohmker v. Oregon
• Wheeler receives hearing as EPA administrator

Legislative and Regulatory Update

December 2021

• Big banks penalized for rigging gold price
• Mining royalties excluded from reconciliation bill

MMAC & PLP Update

July 2015
On July 4, we are reminded of the sacrifices our Founding Fathers made to establish this great country of ours, and in that spirit, the Minerals and Mining Advisory Council (MMAC) has created a draft Declaration of Miners.And MMAC has been hard at work writing a bill, with the unwavering support of several members of Congress, to reaffirm the rights of miners operating in traditional mining districts.

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