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Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands -  National Research Council,  Division on Earth and Life Studies, Environment and Resources Commission on Geosciences,  Board on Earth Sciences and Resources,  Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands

Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands

Buch | Softcover
260 Seiten
1999
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-06596-2 (ISBN)
CHF 69,80 inkl. MwSt
Examines the adequacy of the regulatory framework for mining of hardrock minerals - such as gold, silver, copper, and uranium - on over 350 million acres of federal lands in the western United States. This book makes recommendations for improvement, including: the development of an enhanced information management system.
This book, the result of a congressionally mandated study, examines the adequacy of the regulatory framework for mining of hardrock minerals—such as gold, silver, copper, and uranium—on over 350 million acres of federal lands in the western United States. These lands are managed by two agencies—the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior, and the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture.


The committee concludes that the complex network of state and federal laws that regulate hardrock mining on federal lands is generally effective in providing environmental protection, but improvements are needed in the way the laws are implemented and some regulatory gaps need to be addressed. The book makes specific recommendations for improvement, including:




The development of an enhanced information management system and a more efficient process to review new mining proposals and issue permits.
Changes to regulations that would require all mining operations, other than "casual use" activities that negligibly disturb the environment, to provide financial assurances for eventual site cleanup.
Changes to regulations that would require all mining and milling operations (other than casual use) to submit operating plans in advance.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Existing Regulatory Framework
3 Adequacy of Environmental Protection
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Appendix A: The Nature of Mining
Appendix B: Potential Environmental Impacts of Hardrock Mining
Appendix C: Existing Regulatory Requirements
Appendix D: Research Needs
Appendix E: Financial Assurance
Appendix F: Presentations to the Committee
Appendix G: Individuals Who Provided Documents to the Committee
Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Acronyms
Glossary

Committee on Hardrock Mining on Federal Lands, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Existing Regulatory Framework; 5 3 Adequacy of Environmental Protection; 6 4 Conclusions and Recommendations; 7 References; 8 Appendix A: The Nature of Mining; 9 Appendix B: Potential Environmental Impacts of Hardrock Mining; 10 Appendix C: Existing Regulatory Requirements; 11 Appendix D: Research Needs; 12 Appendix E: Financial Assurance; 13 Appendix F: Presentations to the Committee; 14 Appendix G: Individuals Who Provided Documents to the Committee; 15 Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 16 Acronyms; 17 Glossary

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.12.1999
Verlagsort Washington
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Mineralogie / Paläontologie
Technik Bergbau
ISBN-10 0-309-06596-8 / 0309065968
ISBN-13 978-0-309-06596-2 / 9780309065962
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