Ten photos of jaguar near at site of 6,990-acre Rosemont mine project area-
Arizona is pockmarked with abandoned copper pit after pit and associated toxic tailings. There are also some active pits and old ones starting back up. Finally there are plans for another new giant pit on the north end of the Santa Rita Mountains […]
Continue Reading →Followup to Obama’s move to temporarily delay mining claims on a million scenic acres is shaping up into a major battle-
Mine ban at Canyon may fuel new fight By Shaun McKinnon and Erin Kelly. Azcentral.com
Polls show the state’s residents support the general position of Grijalva.
The Arizona Strip is a vast area […]
Continue Reading →The 1872 Mining Law is a long-standing embarrassment, but Obama has shown no interest in dumping it-
During the primary election season when Obama first came out against significant reform of this land destroying, trillion* dollar give-away, I thought he had merely received bad advice. Raúl Grijalva’s fervent desire to end this law probably weighed […]
Continue Reading →The U.S. House easily passed reform of the 1872 mining law that still governs the discovery and extraction of “hard rock” minerals on public lands.
The bill did not pass it by enough, however, to override President Bush’s veto.
A weaker bill is expected to pass the Senate, one more in line with some of […]
Continue Reading →Groups have been trying to reform this for a couple generations. Bush has said he will veto it.
House panel OKs bill imposing mining royalties. By Noelle Straub. Billings Gazette Washington Bureau
Instead of the old nearly free mining clam/patent system, mining operations would have to pay a royalty on “hard rock minerals” like […]
Continue Reading →The antiquated 1872 mining act is not just a rip off of the taxpayer, but with rising mineral prices, it is a great threat to our most scenic areas because that law says mining always comes first, and thousands of claims are being staked.
Here is an article from the LA Times, and you can […]
Continue Reading →Mining law may be overhauled to protect public lands. By Jennifer Talhelm. Associated Press.
“The Bush administration opposes the House bill, arguing that it would hurt small Western communities that depend on mining.” Even the mining industry knows change is badly needed. This Administration uses the stupidest, most primitive arguments on issue after issue. […]
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