Public Lands: Interior Should Ensure Against Abuses From Hardrock Mining
Department of the Interior : To help ensure that federal lands damaged by mining operations conducted under the Mining Law of 1872 are reclaimed, the Secretary of the Interior should: (1) base his decision on whether to require a reclamation bond on the significance of land disturbance likely to result from the mining operation; and (2) require mine operators to post a …
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Mining Law 2025
States occurs on federal land where the federal government owns both the surface and mineral estates. On this land, federal law primarily governs mineral ownership, opera-tions, and environmental compliance, with State and local governments having concurrent or independent authority over certain aspects of land mining projects (e.g., permitting,
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Mining Claim Activity on Federal Land in the United States
Variations can be examined on a state, as well as a national level. The data are tied to a section of land, approximately 640 acres, which allows it to be used at regional, as well as local scale. The data only pertain to Federal land and mineral estate that was open to mining claim location at the time the claims were staked.
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United States Department of Agriculture Unpatented Mining …
hold a mining claim. You may prospect and locate mining claims on lands open to mineral entry. What is a mining claim? A mining claim is a selected parcel of Federal land, valuable for a specific mineral deposit, for which you have asserted a right of …
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Finding Federal Land Open for Prospecting | Burgex …
These surface/mineral management status maps are a great resource for finding federal lands for prospecting at a glance. These useful maps show what agency, be it state, BLM, Forest Service, Native lands, or private …
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Federal Lands Program | Office of Surface Mining Reclamation …
The Federal Lands Program regulates coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands pursuant to the SMCRA and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (MLA). SMCRA defines Federal lands as any land, including mineral interests, owned by the United States without regard to how the United States acquired ownership of …
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Legislation to Enable New Mining Projects on Federal Lands, …
H.R. 2925, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023, introduced by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.), would codify and clarify longstanding precedent regarding mining permitting on federal lands in response to the Ninth Circuit's decision on the Rosemont Copper Mine that upended 40 years of mining regulatory precedent and impacted mining projects ...
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Mining and Minerals
In communities across the country, mining provides jobs, economic activity and important commodities that are essential to maintain a high quality of life. Learn more about mining and minerals on BLM-managed lands. Types of Minerals. The minerals on Federal lands are divided into three categories, each subject to different laws and regulations.
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Locatable Minerals
Locatable Minerals (Hardrock and Placer Mining) The Mining Law of 1872, as amended, is the major Federal law governing locatable minerals. This law allows U.S. citizens the opportunity to explore for, discover, and purchase certain valuable mineral deposits on Federal lands that are open for mining claim location (open to mineral entry).
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Federal Land Ownership: Acquisition and Disposal …
2 For information on the extent of federal land ownership by these four federal agencies, as well as by the Department of Defense, see CRS Report R42346, Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data, by Carol Hardy Vincent and Laura A. Hanson. For an overview of federal land management agencies, see CRS In Focus IF10585, The Federal
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Subpart A—Locating Mining Claims or Sites
Subpart A—Locating Mining Claims or Sites §3832.1 What does it mean to locate mining claims or sites? (a) Locating a mining claim or site means: (1) Establishing the exterior lines of a …
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Locatable Minerals
The Forest Service is revising its Locatable Mining regulations. The U.S. mining laws give citizens the right to explore for and discover certain valuable mineral deposits on Federal lands open to mineral entry.
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How to Stake a Mining Claim on Federal Land in 8 Simple Steps
Open & Closed Federal Lands for Claim Staking . When looking for a mining claim to stake it is important to remember that not all federal lands are open for staking mining claims. You are only allowed to prospect, site and stake a claim on …
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Mining Laws and Regulations USA 2025
Not all federal lands are open to mineral entry, including national parks, national monuments, most Reclamation Act project areas, military reservations, wilderness areas, and wild and scenic river corridors. ... Mining …
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Locatable Minerals | Bureau of Land Management
The Mining Law of 1872, as amended, is the major Federal law governing locatable minerals. This law allows U.S. citizens the opportunity to explore for, discover, and purchase certain valuable …
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OFR 2000-3: Mining Regulations in Washington
MINING ON FEDERAL LANDS Mining on federally owned land is regulated by the appropriate federal agency (for example, the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture, the U.S. Forest Service [USFS], the Bureau of Land Man-agement [BLM], and the National Park Service [NPS]). State agencies may also regulate mining on federal lands (for exam-
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Federal Lands SNAPSHOT
hardrock mining activities on federal lands. The agencies use two systems to do so, depending on the type of lands: • The location system is generally used on public domain lands, which account for 90 percent of federal lands. • The leasing system is generally used on acquired lands, which account for 10 percent of federal lands. GAO-21-299 ...
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Presentation: Mining: Exploration to Permitting to Reclamation
• Mining regulated federally by the Mining Law of 1872. o Established conditions under which U.S. citizens can explore and occupy federal land mining claims. o Sets basic standards for location, recording, and patenting of mining claims. • The Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service have their own agency-specific mining ...
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Mining Claims and Sites on Federal Lands Brochure 2021
The Mining Law of 1872, as amended (30 U.S.C. §§ 22-54 and §§ 611-615) allows citizens of the United States the opportunity to explore for, discover, develop, and purchase certain valuable mineral deposits on those federal lands that are open for mining claim location and patent ("open to mineral entry"). The law sets general
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Mining on Federal Lands: More Than 800 Operations …
Depending on the type of federal land and what kind of mineral is produced, mine operators may or may not have to pay the government a royalty. There are 872 authorized mining operations on about 1.3 million acres of …
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The future of extraction, energy dominance, and federal lands …
Federal lands and waters provided 26 percent of US oil production and 13 percent of US natural gas production in 2023, according to a study of climate impacts of expanded federal production by Resources for the Future.While that study suggested minimal climate impacts, owing to the nature of global markets for fossil fuels, the continued expansion of oil and gas on …
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About Mining and Minerals | Bureau of Land Management
The federal law governing locatable minerals is the Mining Law of 1872 (May 10, 1872), which declared all valuable mineral deposits in land belonging to the United States to be free and …
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Mining Laws And Regulations USA 2025
Not all federal lands are open to mineral entry, including national parks, national monuments, most Reclamation Act project areas, military reservations, wilderness areas, and wild and scenic river corridors. ... Mining on federal lands, for example, is generally subject to multiple layers of concurrent federal, State, and local statutes and ...
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Federal Lands Snapshot: Hardrock Mining Systems | U.S. GAO
This Snapshot draws from a number of GAO reports to describe the systems used to manage mining on federal lands. It also provides examples of the challenges and opportunities for improvement related to managing such mining, particularly in the areas of environmental stewardship, governance and transparency, and administrative resources.
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Trump is likely to dial back tribal management of federal land
The Biden administration encouraged tribal management of several federal tracts of land in recent years. In June 2022, for example, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service ...
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Policy Topics and Background Related to Mining on Federal …
to the issue of mining on federal lands for the 116th Congress, such as the availability of mineral production data; royalties assessed on federal minerals; federal land withdrawals; and critical minerals on federal lands. While the focus of this report is on mining on federal lands, some
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What will Trump's win mean for Utah public lands?
Utah in June asked a federal court to throw out the BLM's recently published Public Lands Rule, which puts conservation on par with commercial uses — like oil and gas, grazing, mining and ...
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GIS Data | Bureau of Land Management
GIS Data The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Geospatial Business Platform Hub is a website which serves as a centralized location to explore, view, and download BLM's geospatial data. Hub can be used for keyword or geographic search of BLM data, to browse BLM geospatial resources by location or subject category, or simply to explore BLM's featured content.
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eCFR :: 43 CFR Part 3832 -- Locating Mining Claims or Sites
(1) Make certain that the land on which you are locating the claim or site is Federal land that is open to mineral entry ( 2 ) Stake and monument the corners of a mining claim or site which meets applicable state monumenting requirements and the size limitations described in § 3832.22 for lode and placer claims, § 3832.32 for mill sites, and ...
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