HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES TO REFORM
1872 MINING LAW

Nov 01 -- The House of Representatives passed real 1872 Mining Law reform for this first time since 1993.

This is a HUGE step towards requiring responsible mining practices on public lands in the U.S.

• Read the EARTHWORKS press release.
• Find out how your Representative voted.
• Read a variety of resources concerning the bill that just passed the House: HR 2262

A Dastardly Villain: The 1872 Mining Law

• Click the pic for a flick showing why that dastardly villain, the 1872 Mining Law, needs to be reformed.

Mining Industry-backed Royalty Fails Taxpayers and the Environment

Oct 02 -- EARTHWORKS' new white paper, A Hardrock Royalty: case studies and industry norms, demonstrates that mining industry advocated royalties provide neither a fair return to taxpayers for publicly-owned minerals nor adequate revenue to clean up America's hundreds of thousands of abandoned hardrock mines.

• Read a A Hardrock Royalty: case studies and industry norms
• Read the press release.
• Learn why the mining industry in the U.S. can afford an 8% royalty.

Mining: Public Land's Biggest Celebrity

• Click the pic to see how the 1872 Mining Law rolls out the red carpet.
• Learn more about the absurd 1872 Mining Law.