“The 137-year-old law is a legacy of a bygone era in the West” Folks have been trying to change this law my entire life and long before that. Will this […]
Time for hard-rock mining companies to pay up. New mining reform bill introduced
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall wants hard rock mines to pay royalties- Despite Obama’s seeming lack of interest in mining reform (probably due to prompting from Harry Reid), the […]
What Westerners would love to ask the candidates
They say the West is going to be in play for once and and maybe decide the 2008 presidential race. However, the candidates are not really talking about Western issues. […]
Atlanta Gold told to pay bond for arsenic cleanup if it wants gold on our land
The Forest Service is telling Atlanta Gold that it needs to post bond for cleanup of arsenic that results from the mining of gold along a tributary of the Boise […]
Senate Energy Committee holds hearings on changes in the 1872 Mining Law
As the price of gold and other “hard rock” minerals rises, the need to change the 135-year old law that established the claim and patent system on public lands grows. […]