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San Juan County approves comment letter urging clarity and small-operator protections in proposed Forest Service mining rule
Summary
County staff recommended comments on the U.S. Forest Service's proposed locatable-minerals rule citing concerns about compliance costs on small operations, unclear definitions and processing delays; the commission approved submitting the suggested letter.
County staff briefed commissioners on a draft comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service about proposed revisions to locatable-minerals regulations. The county highlighted several concerns: new compliance and filing requirements could disproportionately burden small mining operators; certain definitions (for example, "small hand tools")…
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