H.R. 2262:
Threatens the Future of Mineral Exploration
and Mining on Public Land
Which will Hurt Nevada and
Increase the Nation’s Reliance on Foreign Sources of Minerals
Laura Skaer, Executive Director of the
Northwest Mining Association
is requesting letters about H.R. 2262.
The NWMA is asking for your assistance in helping
populate the new Grassroots Power Site with different letters
members can use in writing to Senator Reid, their Senators,
Congressmen and members of the authorizing committees to highlight
the many problems for exploration and junior mining companies with
H.R. 2262.
Please take the time to write a 4 or 5 paragraph
letter using the
attached
talking points as a guide. If you have testified or submitted
written testimony, use 4 or 5 paragraphs from your testimony. The
letters will be put into a database and the grassroots power site
computer will randomly select 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th & 5th paragraphs to
compose a point and click letter that will be sent to Senator Reid,
members of the House Energy & Minerals subcommittee and the letter
writer’s two Senators and Representative.
Please follow this format in composing your letter:
1. A generic introductory paragraph stating that
you are writing in opposition to HR 2262, “The Hardrock Mining
and Reclamation Act of 2007.”
2. Three paragraphs discussing specific problems with the bill
using the attached talking points or your testimony as a guide.
3. A closing paragraph asking the recipient to oppose HR 2262
and support a strong, viable domestic mining industry.
Additional information and talking points are posted
on the NWMA
website.
Please give this your earliest attention as NWMA wants to have the
letters and the grassroots power site ready to use at the Geology
Symposium in Arizona the last week of September
Please email your letters to Laura Skaer so they can
be put into the grassroots power site computer.
THANK YOU
Laura Skaer, Executive Director
Northwest Mining Association, 10 N Post St Ste 220, Spokane WA 99201
509-624-1158 x 16.
www.nwma.org
Talking Points
These are the main talking points Prepared by the Northwest
Mining Association.
Click here for
details.
- H.R. 2262 will create serious impediments for mineral
exploration and mine development on public lands
- H.R. 2262 Ignores a Fundamental Geologic Reality: Mineral
Deposits can only be Mined Where They are Found
- H.R. 2262 Fails to Recognize that Exploration and Mining are
Risky and Expensive
- The Mining Law Must Accommodate the Substantial Risks
Associated with Exploration and Mineral Development -
Unfortunately H.R. 2262 Increases the Risks
- Exploration and Mining Require Secure Possession of the Land
- H.R. 2262 Eliminates Security of Land Tenure
- The H.R. 2262 Royalty Does Not Consider Underlying Private
Royalty Agreements that Burden Many Mining Properties and are
the Main Revenue Source for Prospectors and Claim Owners
- H.R. 2262 Creates a One-Size-Fits-All Permitting Process for
Exploration and Mining that is Inappropriate for Initial
Exploration Projects
- The Environmental Title in H.R. 2262 is Unnecessary - FLPMA
Already Changed the Mining Law by Adding Comprehensive and
Effective Environmental Protection Mandates
- Keeping Lands Open to Exploration and Mining is Essential to
the Future of Exploration and Mining - H.R. 2262 Inappropriately
Puts Millions of Acres Off-Limits
- H.R. 2262 will be Devastating for Hardrock Exploration and
Mining in America
- Nevada will Bear the Brunt of the Ill-Conceived Policies in
H.R. 2262
- But the Adverse Effects of this Bill will Extend far Beyond
Nevada
For more information contact:
Laura Skaer, Executive Director, Northwest Mining Association
(509)624-1158 lskaer@nwma.org
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