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245 10 a| Hardrock mining :b| information on types of state royalties, number of abandoned mines, and financial assurances on BLM land : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives.;

246 3 a| Hardrock mining :b| information on types of state royalties, number of abandoned mines, and financial assurances on Bureau of Land Management land;

246 30 a| Information on types of state royalties, number of abandoned mines, and financial assurances on BLM land;

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520 a| The General Mining Act of 1872 helped open the West by allowing individuals to obtain exclusive rights to mine billions of dollars worth of gold, silver, and other hardrock (locatable) minerals from federal lands without having to pay a federal royalty. However, western states charge royalties so that they share in the proceeds from various hardrock minerals extracted from their lands. For years, some mining operators did not reclaim land used in their mining operations, creating environmental and physical safety hazards. To curb further growth in the number of abandoned hardrock mines on federal lands, in 1981, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began requiring mining operators to reclaim BLM land disturbed by these operations, and in 2001 began requiring operators to provide financial assurances to cover reclamation costs before they began exploration or mining operations. This testimony focuses on the (1) royalties states charge, (2) number of abandoned hardrock mine sites and hazards, and (3) value and coverage of financial assurances operators use to guarantee reclamation costs. It is based on two GAO reports: Hardrock Mining: Information on Abandoned Mines and Value and Coverage of Financial Assurances on BLM Land, GAO-08-574T (Mar. 12, 2008) and Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and Trends in Imports and Exports, GAO-08-849R (July 21, 2008).;

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Hardrock mining : information on types of state royalties, number of abandoned mines, and financial assurances on BLM land : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives.

Author/creator	Nazzaro, Robin M.
Other author	United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Other author	United States. Government Accountability Office.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Description	12 pages : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Content	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111324
Subjects	United States. Environmental Protection Agency--Rules and practice. Liability for environmental damages--United States. Abandoned mined lands reclamation--Economic aspects. --United States.

Variant title	Hardrock mining : information on types of state royalties, number of abandoned mines, and financial assurances on Bureau of Land Management land
Portion of title	Information on types of state royalties, number of abandoned mines, and financial assurances on BLM land
Series	Testimony ; GAO-09-429T Testimony GAO-09-429T. ^A682308
Abstract	The General Mining Act of 1872 helped open the West by allowing individuals to obtain exclusive rights to mine billions of dollars worth of gold, silver, and other hardrock (locatable) minerals from federal lands without having to pay a federal royalty. However, western states charge royalties so that they share in the proceeds from various hardrock minerals extracted from their lands. For years, some mining operators did not reclaim land used in their mining operations, creating environmental and physical safety hazards. To curb further growth in the number of abandoned hardrock mines on federal lands, in 1981, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began requiring mining operators to reclaim BLM land disturbed by these operations, and in 2001 began requiring operators to provide financial assurances to cover reclamation costs before they began exploration or mining operations. This testimony focuses on the (1) royalties states charge, (2) number of abandoned hardrock mine sites and hazards, and (3) value and coverage of financial assurances operators use to guarantee reclamation costs. It is based on two GAO reports: Hardrock Mining: Information on Abandoned Mines and Value and Coverage of Financial Assurances on BLM Land, GAO-08-574T (Mar. 12, 2008) and Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and Trends in Imports and Exports, GAO-08-849R (July 21, 2008).
General note	Title from title screen (viewed on February 27, 2009).
General note	"For release ... February 26, 2009."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	Mode of access: Internet from GAO web site. Address as of 2/27/2009: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09429t.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
GPO item number	0546-D-01 (online)
Govt. docs number	GA 1.5/2:GAO-09-429 T

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