Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands

Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 1999-11-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309172667

This book, the result of a congressionally mandated study, examines the adequacy of the regulatory framework for mining of hardrock mineralsâ€"such as gold, silver, copper, and uraniumâ€"on over 350 million acres of federal lands in the western United States. These lands are managed by two agenciesâ€"the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior, and the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture. The committee concludes that the complex network of state and federal laws that regulate hardrock mining on federal lands is generally effective in providing environmental protection, but improvements are needed in the way the laws are implemented and some regulatory gaps need to be addressed. The book makes specific recommendations for improvement, including: The development of an enhanced information management system and a more efficient process to review new mining proposals and issue permits. Changes to regulations that would require all mining operations, other than "casual use" activities that negligibly disturb the environment, to provide financial assurances for eventual site cleanup. Changes to regulations that would require all mining and milling operations (other than casual use) to submit operating plans in advance.

The Mining Law

The Mining Law
Author: John D. Leshy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2015-09-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1317359607

Originally published in 1987, John D. Leshy presents this scholarly study of the 1872 Mining Law as a legal treatise and history of mining in the West from the point of view of mineral exploration and production. This mining law governed the United States mining practice yet had never been changed. The Mining Law attempts to highlight the role of policy and government as well as the more obscure elements of the law which complicated mining practice in the eighties. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies and policy makers.

International and Comparative Mineral Law and Policy

International and Comparative Mineral Law and Policy
Author: Elizabeth Bastida
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 1158
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041121161

This book covers a broad spectrum of issues shaping the current paradigm of minerals sector governance. The ultimate aim of the book is to understand trends and developments in mineral law and policy occurring at international, regional, cross-border and in some selected cases at national level and also to identify some of the challenges lying ahead. With these objectives in view, the book brings together a representative selection of the most knowledgeable authors on the subject. The contributions deal with a diverse range of issues tackled from interdisciplinary perspectives. Topics are divided into five main chapters: international and comparative aspects of mineral law; actors and policies in the minerals industry; investment prospects, financial and fiscal issues; sustainable development and regional outlooks. The book aspires to serve as a useful reference for scholars, practitioners, students and all those with an interest in current developments in the areas reviewed. Elizabeth Bastida is the Rio Tinto Research Fellow and the Director of the Mineral Law and Policy Programme at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee (CEPMLP/Dundee). Thomas W?lde is the Professor of International Economic, Natural Resources and Energy Law and was (until 2001) the Executive Director of CEPMLP/Dundee. He currently runs TWA, his private consultancy firm, which provides advisory services in natural resources and energy law, regulatory reform, investment promotion, state enterprise/agency appraisal and restructuring, privatisation, contract assessment, negotiation and dispute management. Janeth Warden-Fern?ndez is a Research and Teaching Fellow, an advisor of the Mineral Law and Policy Programme and the Manager of the Distance Learning Programme at CEPMLP/Dundee.

Mining Law Reform

Mining Law Reform
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2009
Genre: Abandoned mined lands reclamation
ISBN:

Mining in Africa

Mining in Africa
Author: Bonnie Campbell
Publisher: IDRC
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2009-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 074532939X

The continent of Africa is rich in minerals needed by Western economies, but rather than forming the basis for economic growth the mining industry contributes very little to African development Investigating the impact of the 2003 Extractive Industries Review on a number of African countries, the contributors find the root of the problem in the controls imposed on the African countries by the IMF and World Bank. They aim to convince academics, governments and industry that regulation needs to be reformed to create a mining industry favourable towards social, economic and environmental development. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach and provides a historical perspective of each country, making it ideal for students of development studies and development organizations.

Regulating Mining in Africa

Regulating Mining in Africa
Author: Bonnie K. Campbell
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2004
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789171065278

Liberalisation of the mining sector in Africa in the 1980s: a developmental perspective. II.

Common Varieties Act

Common Varieties Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Minerals, Materials, and Fuels
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1965
Genre: Mining law
ISBN:

Mining Law Reform

Mining Law Reform
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Mines and Mining
Publisher:
Total Pages: 466
Release: 1978
Genre: Mining law
ISBN: