Interior Department Announces Updated Guidance for Mining Claims
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on May 16, 2023:
The Department of the Interior today released a Solicitor's Opinion (Opinion) to outline approaches that applicants may take to site waste rock and tailings facilities on federal lands under the General Mining Act of 1872 (Mining Law) to enhance permitting certainty and consistency for mining operators. The Department also announced completion of a Court-remanded analysis for . . .
The Department of the Interior today released a Solicitor's Opinion (Opinion) to outline approaches that applicants may take to site waste rock and tailings facilities on federal lands under the General Mining Act of 1872 (Mining Law) to enhance permitting certainty and consistency for mining operators. The Department also announced completion of a Court-remanded analysis for . . .