1872 Mining Law Reform

This is hard rock mining. Is this what we want in our Public Lands?

	Mining Law Reform Issues: Latest: Honor our National Forests—many are up for destruction by mining--can we trust the Forest Service Personnel to protect our forests?? Contacct your Congressperson to tell them to save Oak Flat in our Tonto National Forest. The vote on the Bill HR-687 passed the Natural Resource Committee and will be coming up for vote in the full House in July or August. We need to inform Congress of the travesty of this Bill. This report I sent to the Natural Resource Committee will inform you of the issues. Report on HR-687 Southeast Arizona Land Exchange Also please contact Obama--the campground was preserved by Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon. Obama can save it with the stroke of a pen--just as they did!! Tell Obama to Save Oak Flat from sinking to the bottom hole the size Arizona's meteor crater!! Breaking News: Supreme Court rules that Endangered Species Act trumps 1872 Mining Law USDA Secretary and Chief Tidwell speak on restoring forests and watersheds—then why aren't they protecting the ones we have from devastation by mining—which can never be restored?? Forest Service Records of mining projects in the National Forests Actual Inventory of permits in process from individual Forest websites: 44 National Forest "reserves" are being threatened with 170 mining projects in the Western U.S. Correspondence with Forest Service regarding protection of our National Forests Impact of Industrial Noise on Wildlife--save wildlife in our National Forests! Save our Trees!! Impacts of Mining on Environment and Water Supplies
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	What is the problem? That was THEN! This is NOW! Watch National Geographic video on mining reform! National Geographic article on mining reform! What is the obstacle? Donations Senators of 109th Congress received from mining corporations. Senator John McCain receives and deceives with land swaps, destroying forests and costing taxpayers billions! Who benefits? Who loses? Why NOW? A plea for sanity in forest management in Arizona Forest Service Reply: What do you think? Is Forest Service doing what they say they were created to do? —New report: Environmental Justice & the Survival of a People: Uranium Mining & the Oglala Lakota People —Report to U.S.Congress on urgency of reform —See YouTube on urgency of reform —See YouTube: Poison Wind THE ORIGINAL 1872 LAW THE HISTORICAL PROCESS THE PRESENT REFORM Breaking News! Latest on Oak Flat "Land Swap" Southwest Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act A Not-So-Simple Exchange: Why Arizona's Oak Flat Deserves Continued Protection From Copper Mining Video on the region, its residents, its history with Elias Butler and C.A.Olsen Report to Congress House Natural Resource Sub-commitee Energy and Mineral Resources A small Arizona town has stood up to a corporation! Florence copper project is outlawed Water Facts in Florence—is Curis attempting to deceive the public?? Then there is the jobs theme! Historical developments and info on project Current Action Items: Report to Forest Service on ignoring the devastation of hardrock mining in their new Planning Rule Proposed copper mine in Coronado National Forest illustrates the need for change Check out the 1872 mining law and misrepresentations. If FS followed the 1872 mining law--there would be no mining in our National Forests! Hazardous Waste Spills at Arizona mines illustrate the tragedy that could occur when mining on public lands Letter to Forest Service: Plea to save 33,000 mature trees, wildlife habitat and recreation region. Save our trees: Oak Flat and Rosemont Ranch Complete details on Augusta Resource Corp's Rosemont mine near Tucson Grand Canyon saved from mining for 20 years! Report to House Natural Resource Committee regarding Oak Flat Dept. of Energy Report: Copper is not needed for wind turbines (Pg. 64) Save Devil's Canyon, Oak Flat and Apache Leap from mining Correspondence with Pres. Obama regarding PLO 1229 Current mining jobs in Arizona Current News Releases including from New York Times, Salt Lake City Tribune, AP, National Geological Society Victory in Colorado for water and public accountability on mining Information on proposed Uranium mining at Grand Canyon Groundwater Awareness League comments on withdrawal Groundwater Awareness League comments on withdrawal—secondphase Data on mining impacts, including Sierrita and Rosemont Information on Superior—Apache Leap, Oak Flat, Devil's Canyon—proposed mine The Reality—still not convinced? Check out this photo album! Contact Nancy Freeman dataminer [at] mining-law-reform.info