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2000 CIS S 3117
TITLE: Crown Jewel
Mine Decision
CIS-NO: 2000-S311-7
SOURCE: Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources. Senate
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DOC-NO: S. Hrg. 106-280
DATE: June 15, 1999
LENGTH: iii+89 p.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1040-A; 1040-B
SUDOC: Y4.EN2:S.HRG.106-280
MC-ENTRY-NO: 2000-9168
CIS DOCUMENT ON DEMAND: 1-800-227-2477
(Full Text Reproductions)
SUMMARY:
Hearing before
the Subcom on Forests and Public Land Management to examine Department of
Interior (DOI) and USDA Nov. 7, 1997 recommendation that BLM enforce Mining Law
of 1872 limits on mill site claims for private development of
hardrock mineral resources on public lands. DOI and USDA contend that the amount
of non-mineralized public land that may be claimed for mill
sites is limited to 5 acres per mining claim to minimize environmental
degradation.
Hearing was held in response to Mar. 25, 1999 joint
DOI/USDA decision that Battle Mountain Gold (BMG) proposed operating plan for
Crown Jewel Mine in Okanogan County, Wash. violates the 1872 Mining Law limit on
mill site claims.
Supplementary material (p.
88-89) includes a submitted statement.
CONTENT-NOTATION: Mining on public lands, mill
site limitations
DESCRIPTORS:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT;
MINES AND MINING; WASHINGTON STATE; FEDERAL INTERAGENCY RELATIONS; PLANNING;
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEPARTMENT
OF INTERIOR; MINING LAW OF 1872; CLAIMS; PUBLIC LANDS; OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASH.
00-S311-7 TESTIMONY NO: 1 June 15, 1999 p. 5-16
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
LESHY,
JOHN D. (Solicitor, DOI)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION:
Clarification of 1872 Mining Law mill
site limits.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Mining on public lands, mill site
limitations
00-S311-7 TESTIMONY NO: 2
June 15, 1999 p. 16-49
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
FLYNN, ROGER (Executive Director, Western
Mining Action Project)
JEPPSON, ROGER W.
ALFERS, STEPHEN D. (both attorneys)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Diverse views on DOI/USDA
interpretation of 1872 Mining Law 5 acre limits on mill site
claims; support for DOI/USDA Crown Jewel decision, citing possible environmental
degradation; criticism of decision to reject BMG proposed operating plan.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Mining on public lands,
mill site limitations
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
WESTERN MINING ACTION PROJECT
00-S311-7 TESTIMONY NO: 3 June 15, 1999 p. 50-69
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
KLIEGMAN, DAVID (Executive Director, Okanogan Highlands
Alliance)
PAKOOTAS, JOSEPH A. (Chairman, Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation Business Council)
SHAHEEN, GERALD L. (Group President, Caterpillar, Inc)
ROBERTSON, DANNY E. (Operations Manager, Crown Jewel Mine,
BMG)
WALKER, JIM (Mayor, Oroville, Wash)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
Support for DOI/USDA
decision to disallow BMG mining operations, citing potential adverse
environmental impact; concerns about DOI/USDA rejection of BMG proposed
operating plan.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Mining on
public lands, mill site limitations
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE
RESERVATION BUSINESS COUNCIL
00-S311-7 TESTIMONY NO: 4
June 15, 1999 p. 70-88
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
D'ESPOSITO, STEPHEN (President, Mineral Policy
Center)
GARVER, PATRICK J. (President, Barrick Resources,
Inc.; representing National Mining Association)
STATEMENTS:
Differing views on 1872 Mining Law limits on mill
site claims; problems with and need to reform the 1872 Mining Law.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Mining on public lands,
mill site limitations
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
MINERAL POLICY CENTER
LOAD-DATE:
July 6, 2001 
