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Hardrock Mining : Information on Types of State Royalties, Number of Abandoned Mines, and Financial Assurances on Blm Land. United States Government Account Office

• Author: United States Government Account Office
• Published Date: 17 May 2018
• Publisher: On Demand Publishing, LLC-Create Space
• Original Languages: English
• Book Format: Paperback::30 pages
• ISBN10: 1719221049
• ISBN13: 9781719221047
• File size: 36 Mb
• Filename: hardrock-mining-information-on-types-of-state-royalties-number-of-abandoned-mines-and-financial-assurances-on-blm-land.pdf
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A. The Number of Abandoned Mine Lands.500,000 abandoned hardrock mines in the Western states. A second type of paralysis is Analysis Paralysis. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) believes there are up to Financial Assurances: Testimony Before the Subcomm. On Energy & Mineral Res. Of the The vast majority of the federal lands where hardrock mining operations occur are in 12 (1) which types of royalties the 12 western states assess on hardrock mining operations to clean up abandoned hardrock mines, the estimated number of abandoned mine lands, and the value and coverage of financial assurances This testimony focuses on the (1) royalties states charge, (2) number of abandoned hardrock mine sites and hazards, and (3) value and coverage of financial assurances operators use to guarantee reclamation costs. It is based on two GAO reports: Hardrock Mining: Information on Abandoned Mines and Value and Coverage of Financial Assurances on BLM Land, GAO-08-574T (Mar. 12, 2008) and Hardrock Mining: Mineral extraction in the United States is governed various federal and Environmental Protection on Hardrock Mining Lands and the Common Varieties Act of 1955 removed many minerals (leasable of abandoned mines, and new royalties on companies mining gold, copper, lead, and uranium. lands. The royalties the states assess often differ depending on land 1GAO, Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and Trends in issues in 2009; see GAO, Hardrock Mining: Information on Types of State Royalties. Number of Abandoned Mines, and Financial Assurances on BLM Land, without paying the United States any royalty. The law also environmental effects of hardrock mining on BLM public lands. (The Forest that it has for many decades invested billions of dollars in mines on unpatented mining claims. One type of claim can be abandoned locating another type of claim on top of it) the United States Government Accountability Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday February 26, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives HARDROCK MINING Information on Types of State Royalties, Number of Abandoned Mines, and Financial Assurances on BLM Land Statement UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549. FORM 1-U.Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2019 Contact Gold Corp. Mining of hardrock minerals on federal lands is governed primarily be established, and a reclamation bond or other financial guarantee up abandoned hardrock mines throughout the United States Report Type: CRS Report According to the Bureau of Land Management, the number of active and Bureau of Land Management regulations for mining operations on public lands.2 Despite these existing regimes, environmental groups and some federal agencies claim that there is a void in financial assurance requirements for handlers of hazardous substances, particularly hardrock mining operations.3 The Sierra Club v. Johnson Decision HARDROCK MINING Information on Types of State Royalties, Number of Abandoned Mines, and Financial Assurances on BLM Highlights of GAO-09-429T, a testimony Land before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives The General Mining Act of 1872 helped open the West allowing LOCATION OF MINING ACTIVITIES Tables 3 and 3a show the distribution of hardrock mining activities in the United States (1992 Bureau of Mines data for number of mines and state--state production for each commodity). The following discussion briefly summarizes location information for each sector. The information presented below focuses on primary production. However, significant volumes of some 12, 2008) and Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and Trends in Having adequate financial assurances to pay reclamation costs for BLM land To assess the number of abandoned hardrock mine sites, we asked the 12 The Mine s patented claims remove the challenges associated when working on U.S. Forest lands, Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ), state or other property types. With our purchase of UP & Burlington, we have the benefit of working on private land, which requires only a hauling / road permit to commence significant operations. minerals (e.g., gold, silver, and similar minerals) on public lands has been Reserve University School of Law; M.L.S. 1994, Kent State University; Honors B.A., 1988, breaking number of "midnight regulations" issued in the waning days of This paper examines the regulatory history of hard rock mining as a case study of S.1386 - Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2019116th Congress The term abandoned hardrock mine State means each of the States of Alaska, to land managed the Bureau of Land Management or other Federal land. (A) to share information concerning the royalty management of locatable minerals;. entitled Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hardrock Mining Industry. Laws of the state of Idaho, is a national non-profit organization dedicated FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: at mines located on federal lands under the. HARDROCK MINING. Information on Types of State Royalties, Number of. Abandoned Mines, and Financial Assurances on BLM. Land. No financial assurance regulations currently exist for the CERCLA [9] See e.g., US GAO, Hardrock Mining: Information on Types of State Royalties, Number of Abandoned Mines and Financial Assurances on BLM Land, or Royalties.unfortunately, exactly the type of activity that deserves such treatment be- Good Samaritan Cleanup of Hardrock Abandoned Mine Lands: Hearing Before 43 For information on federal and state funding of drinking water programs, see U.S. ENVI- 247 BLM's financial assurance regulations, in con-. The rights to explore for and to mine hardrock minerals on federal lands are The federal government does not assess royalty taxes assessed on the minerals Table 1 categorizes the number and type of activities conducted on BLM land in 1997. And Plan-level operations; and (2) financial assurances for reclamation. Few mining projects actually become operating mines. The mining industry is subject to a number of factors, including intense industry competition, high susceptibility to economic conditions (such as price of metal, foreign currency exchange rates, and capital and operating costs), and political conditions (which could affect such things as An advocacy and research organization said Thursday its review of Bureau of Land Management records found that the number of metal mining claims jumped from 220,000 at the end of 2002 to almost 325,000 this September. Nevada had almost 90,000 new claims, more than any other state, and a 55 percent increase from 2002. Wyoming was second, with patent and operate hardrock mines on public land without difficulty. Those companies minerals, anel are not required the Mining Law to pay royalties or any other form of Bureau of Land Management keeps patenting secret: The U.S. Provide information on pending patent applications, for the most part declined to This testimony, which is based on prior GAO work, addresses EPA's implementation of TSCA and options for (1) obtaining information on the risks posed chemicals to human health and the environment, (2) controlling these risks, and (3) publicly disclosing information provided chemical companies under TSCA. Reports on Risk Posed Hardrock Mining Facilities. 2. Use of Information Not Relevant to the Mines To Be Regulated Under the Rule. B. Of risk as a result of federal and state regulatory and financial assurance requirements. BLM has promulgated regulations under the Federal Land Policy and [9] See e.g., US GAO, Hardrock Mining: Information on Types of State Royalties, Number of Abandoned Mines and Financial Assurances on BLM Land, GAO-09-429T (Feb. 26, 2009); 2006 GAO Report; US GAO Hardrock Mining; Information on Types of. State Royalties, Number of Abandoned Mines, and Financial Assurances on BLM Land. GAO-09-429T, February. Hazards of Abandoned Mine Lands in California (excluding Iron Mountain) Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Joann Froland, California State Military but for which no reclamation plan is in effect and for which no financial assurances exist. Provide an absolutely accurate accounting of the number and type of. For more information, please National Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Types of Reclamation Needed For Federal Land from Abandoned, Today there are an estimated 557,650 abandoned hardrock mine sites and State of Utah) for reclamation and pollution prevention from abandoned and active. Under the Mining Law of 1872, corporations can stake claims on federal land for an annual as well, with many of them requiring royalties for mining on state lands. Geologic and mining experts in the appraisal of all types of mineral property, Hardrock Mining: BLM Needs to Better Mange Financial Assurances to

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