Legislative and Regulatory Update

July 2017 by Scott Harn

• Property rights advocate in running for top BLM spot
• “Draining the swamp” at Interior

Successful Rally for Suction Dredge Miners in Idaho

August 2014
Representative Paul Shepherd stopped by, and Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik dove with one of the dredgers so he could see for himself that no harm was being done to fish or their habitat.

Ask the Experts

June 2014
• Reopening closed areas

It's the Bottom of the Ninth—And Not Just for California

December 2013
If we lose, the radical environmentalists have a roadmap to replicate their success everywhere.

Comstock Mining Gets Approval

February 2014
The approval, which affects 87 acres on the south end of Silver City, allows the company to move forward with exploration to determine the area's mining potential.

Court Says Emergency Rule in California Unjustified

August 2013
Superior Court Judge Karen L. Dixon granted the temporary restraining order on July 3, 2013.

MMAC & PLP Update

August 2016
Many miners have failed to exercise their rights by using the power of their Mining Districts and laws that are already on the books, such as 43 CFR 9712.1, which states…

SB 838 and the Salem Witch Hunt

December 2015
In every sense, this was a witch hunt with a preconceived agenda to heavily restrict or outright prohibit most small-scale mining in Oregon.

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