· The Biden administration’s Interagency Working Group released recommendations today to update hardrock mining laws and regulations. Tribes and conservation groups welcomed this first step, but urged President Biden to use his authority to make additional improvements to protect communities, sacred places and water
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The 1872 Mining Law: Past, Present, and Future?
to conduct exploration, development and mining opera-tions for hard rock minerals on these federal lands aris-es from the 1872 Mining Law, 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq. That law makes "all valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States . . . free and
THE 1872 MINING LAW AND THE 20TH CENTURY COLLIDE: A REDISCOVERY OF LIMITS ON MINING
Mining Law still governs hard-rock mining.6 When a prospector discovers valuable minerals, he marks the boundaries of the claim in the dimensions set by the 1872 Mining Law, a standard six hundred by fifteen hundred foot rectangle.7 In addition, the miner has
Hard Rock Mining: State Approaches to Environmental Protection
Hard Rock Mining: State Approaches to Environmental Protection By James M. McElfish Jr. Tobie Bernstein Susan P. Bass Elizabeth Sheldon Contents About the Authors..xv Foreword..xvii Chapter 1: Introduction Mining
Overview · This bill modifies requirements related to the mining of hardrock minerals
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The 1872 Mining Law: Historical Origins of the Discovery Rule
Under the General Mining Law of 1872,1 a prospector may purchase title in fee simple to unappropriated federal land for a nominal charge if he discovers a "valuable deposit" of minerals.2 Since the General Mining Law does not define a "valuable de-posit," courts employ various tests to determine when a person makes such a discovery.
Locatable Minerals (Hardrock and Placer Mining) The Mining Law of 1872, as amended, is the major Federal law governing locatable minerals. This law allows U.S. citizens the opportunity to explore for, discover, and purchase certain valuable mineral deposits on Federal lands that are open for mining claim location (open to mineral entry). These
Underground hard-rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate "hard" minerals, usually those containing metals, [1] such as ore containing gold, silver, iron, copper, zinc, nickel, tin, and lead. It also involves the same techniques used to excavate ores of gems, such as diamonds and rubies.
· The IWG additionally believes that the Mining Law “fails to provide the American taxpayer with any direct financial compensation for the value of hardrock minerals extracted.” Presently, claimants are required to pay
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· The mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world, and has produced more copper than any other mine in history. Under the General Mining Law of 1872, hardrock miners pay zero royalties on
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Interior Department Launches Interagency Working Group on Mining
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that it will launch a new interagency working group on reforming hardrock mining laws, regulations and permitting policies in the United States.
Hard Rock Mining And Antitrust Laws | Bart Lee | Consummate
Hard Rock Mining and Antitrust Laws: When Too Much Really Is Too Much, Even in the Ninth Circuit by Bartholomew Lee, 15 Golden Gate University Law Review 49 [no. 1, Spring 1985 – opening text] I. INTRODUCTION: ANTITRUST IMPLICATIONS OF ORE RESERVES. “There is a principle of too much; phrased colloquially, when a pig becomes
· To legally mine and extract these resources, mining rights are required. Mining rights are granted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (“DMRE”) in South Africa, and they come with specific requirements, regulations, and compliance obligations. In this article, we will explore the key aspects of mining rights in South Africa
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· The 1872 Mining Law contains no environmental provisions, allowing hardrock mines to wreak havoc on western water supplies, wildlife and landscapes. Mining has polluted 40 percent of the headwaters of Western watersheds, according to the
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· Mining and Mineral Policy of 1970. This law declares that it is the continuing policy of the federal government to foster and encourage private enterprise in the development of a stable domestic minerals industry and the orderly and economic development of domestic mineral resources. This act includes all minerals, including
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Biden-Harris Administration Report Outlines Reforms Needed to Promote Responsible Mining
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration’s Department of the Interior-led Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting (IWG) today released its
Economy as instituted process: the case of hard rock mining in the United States | Journal of Institutional Economics | Cambridge Core
4 · Hard rock mining gives a prime example of the ‘artificial selection’ of settled customs or working rules by jurists and legislators. The evolving structure of the industry, conditioned by technological and market factors, produced a parallel shift in the locus and control of sovereignty.
· The General Mining Law of 1872 (Mining Law) remains the United States’ principal charter governing hardrock mineral development on federal public lands. Enacted almost 150 years ago during an era in which the country was gripped by a belief in manifest destiny, Congress eagerly used the Mining Law to stoke national fervor for western
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Revising Hardrock Mining Regulations-Earthworks
Congress has given both Departments authority to reg-ulate hardrock mining on the
Hardrock Mining on Tribal Lands Is Managed at the Tribal and Federal Levels, and Federal Law Requires the Use of Leases or Minerals Agreements 34 Agency Comments 40 Appendix I U.S. Federal Systems for Managing Mining of Minerals 41 Appendix II
· hard rock strata (THRS) and microseismic data was studied, and prevention measures were put forward [24]. Lu analyzed the fracture law of igneous rock in 10,416 working face of Yangliu Coal Mine using microseisms, and obtained the microseismic distribution
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What to Know About the General Mining Law-Minerals Make Life
Posted on May 02, 2022 by Minerals Make Life. In May 2022, the U.S. General Mining Law will celebrate its 150 th anniversary. The law governs how hardrock minerals such as copper, gold, silver, lithium, cobalt, zinc, nickel, rare earths and others are accessed and produced on federal lands. Since its inception, the mining law has served the
· Under the 1872 law, the Wild West still rules when it comes to hard-rock mining. The law was intended to spur settlement of the West and development of public lands. However, 144 years later, hard-rock operations still don’t pay federal royalties for publicly owned minerals, and, unlike the coal industry, don’t contribute to a national fund
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Hard Rock Miner's Handbook-Stantec
Hard Rock Miner’s Handbook is a work of the heart. Jack—whose 40+ year career spanned engineering, construction, and operation of mining projects worldwide—conceived of and wrote the first edition of the Handbook, published in June 2000, to assist
· On 150th Anniversary Of 1872 Mining Law, Biden-Harris Administration Convenes Representatives from States, Tribes, The Mining Industry, Environmental Groups, Legal Experts to Discuss Much Needed
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· The legislation permanently repeals the provision of the Mining Law that privatizes public lands for the mining industry for $2.50 – $5.00 per acre. Since 1995, Congress has, through the appropriations process, annually approved a moratorium on patenting, effectively stopping this practice. This bill would make that annual moratorium
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THE 1872 ENRICHING FOREIGN MINING LAW COMPANIES AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE FOR 150 YEARS Overview The details behind this outdated law
The 1872 Mining Law establishes hardrock mining as the “highest and best use” of public lands, re-gardless of other competing land uses (recreation, hunting, renew-able energy, grazing, or even oil and gas drilling) or environmental sensitivity. All other types of
· Ruto between rock and hard place on mining law reform. After a four-year moratorium, the issuing of new mining permits has revived the debate between the different stakeholders in the sector. Local communities are demanding a fairer share-out of revenues and professional opportunities. The partial lifting of the moratorium on new
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· Signed into law by Ulysses S. Grant over 130 years ago, the 1872 Mining Law emerged as a result of the California Gold Rush, and was designed with the intention of increasing westward expansion in the United States. The law granted citizens and firms the right to explore federal lands for mineral deposits, and the right to stake claim to land
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