General Mining Law News Today

Lithium, often referred to as ‘white gold’, is one of the most desirable minerals since it’ll fuel the energy transition that the US is now committed to achieving.

Policy, politics and progressive commentary Nevada’s lone congressional Republican suffered a blow this week after six members of his own party joined Democrats to block a bill he authored to address a court ruling adopting a stricter interpretation of the 150-year-old General Mining Law. Mining developers looking to extract minerals in Nevada are grappling with the aftermath of a 2022 […] The post Amodei’s mining bill fails to pass Republican-controlled House appeared first...

Project maps show some of the proposed drill sites are less than a mile from the canyon rim in the Black Hills National Forest, about 15 miles southwest of Spearfish

A federal agency has issued final approval of a company’s plan to conduct exploratory drilling for gold above Spearfish Canyon. The company is Colorado-based Solitario Resources. Project maps show some of the proposed drill sites are less than a mile from the canyon rim in the Black Hills National Forest, about 15 miles southwest of […] The post Company earns final approval for exploratory gold drilling above Spearfish Canyon appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.

In the Fall of 2023, the Interagency Working Group on Mining Laws, Regulations, and Permitting (“IWG”) released its final report containing recommendations to reform how mining is...

Heres a look at various efforts to reform mining regulations, which are ongoing into 2024.

Mining reform bills are often on the table in the U.S. Congress, and with all the talk of the need for more domestic mining to produce minerals needed for the

The Biden administration has continued the modern Democratic tradition of perverse federal land use policy.

Listen here: Since ancient Egyptians first discovered gold somewhere around 2450 B.C., humans have sought out the precious metal. First for jewelry and

Tens of thousands of such sites litter the state, posing a safety threat to hikers, thriller seekers, and wildlife.