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Panel weighs Rosemont 'mill-site' fix and abandoned-mine fund in Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
Summary
Lawmakers and witnesses debated H.R. 1366, a bill aimed at reversing a Ninth Circuit decision (the Rosemont case) by creating a new mill-site category and an abandoned hard-rock mine fund; proponents said it restores settled practice, critics urged precise drafting to prevent misuse.
The subcommittee considered H.R. 1366, called the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, which sponsors say would restore decades of mining practice after a 2022 Ninth Circuit decision involving the Rosemont copper project in Arizona.
Rep. Mark Emedet (Nev.) told the panel that the Rosemont ruling ‘‘upended decades of regulatory and legal precedent’’ by requiring proof of a commercially developable deposit on a claim before a plan of operations can be approved. He said the bill would restore predictability by authorizing a new…
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