Mining Laws of 1872 and 1989: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and Production of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on S. 1126 ... June 7, 1989, Volume 4, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 |
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... question ? I will yield . Senator MCCLURE . I just want to say this . This is not a hearing on the GAO report , and I recognize that . GAO should be very thankful this is not a hearing on their report , because if I have ever seen a ...
... question ? I will yield . Senator MCCLURE . I just want to say this . This is not a hearing on the GAO report , and I recognize that . GAO should be very thankful this is not a hearing on their report , because if I have ever seen a ...
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... question that we have to take a stand on . But then we went around and simply excused ourselves from sanctions on stra- tegic minerals that we needed from South Africa . Now what kind of moral judgment is that ? We simply say , 44.
... question that we have to take a stand on . But then we went around and simply excused ourselves from sanctions on stra- tegic minerals that we needed from South Africa . Now what kind of moral judgment is that ? We simply say , 44.
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... question as being a phenomenal success story . Let me tell you about it . I think it is valuable for the record . The U.S. Bureau of Mines estimates that the value of Nevada mineral production amounted to $ 940 million in 1986. The ...
... question as being a phenomenal success story . Let me tell you about it . I think it is valuable for the record . The U.S. Bureau of Mines estimates that the value of Nevada mineral production amounted to $ 940 million in 1986. The ...
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... question that . The 1872 Mining Law , as I think was properly described by my senior Senator , is as alive and vital and new and dynamic today as the day that it was created . Many people try to portray this law as antiquated and ...
... question that . The 1872 Mining Law , as I think was properly described by my senior Senator , is as alive and vital and new and dynamic today as the day that it was created . Many people try to portray this law as antiquated and ...
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... question is there any known or valuably known mineralization of that area that would preclude us from including it in the wilderness area , if I were representing the Bureau of Mines or the U.S. Geological Survey I would have had to ...
... question is there any known or valuably known mineralization of that area that would preclude us from including it in the wilderness area , if I were representing the Bureau of Mines or the U.S. Geological Survey I would have had to ...
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Page 785 - ... no location of a mining claim shall be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located.
Page 230 - States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States.
Page 162 - multiple use" means the management of the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people...
Page 653 - ... (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of. or otherwise managed.
Page 843 - Where minerals have been found and the evidence is of such a character that a person of ordinary prudence would be justified in the further expenditure of his labor and means, with a reasonable prospect of success, in developing a valuable mine, the requirements of the statute have been met.
Page 660 - removal" refers to removal of the oil or hazardous substances from the water and shorelines or the taking of such other actions as may be necessary to minimize or mitigate damage to the public health or welfare...
Page 74 - States, and thereby decrease and prevent wherever possible a dangerous and costly dependence of the United States upon foreign nations for supplies of these materials in times of national emergency.
Page 247 - In each Province the Legislature may exclusively make Laws in relation to Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say, — 1.
Page 758 - When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
Page 74 - National Materials and Minerals Policy Research and Development Act of 1980...