Reid: No Mining Reform This Year

According to an item in the Seattle PI, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada says Congress won't have time to consider mining reform legislation this year.

It would therefore appear that legislation such as H.R. 699, the "Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009," is going nowhere for at least the time being.

Read the article at the link here.

New Publication from Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources

For those who are interested, the Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources has published:

Information Circular 110. Inactive and abandoned mine lands—Republic mining district, Ferry County, Washington, by F. E. Wolff, D. T. McKay, and D. K. Norman. 41 p. (Available online at http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_ic110_iaml_republic_mining_dist.pdf [74 MB].)

This publication is, of course, free for the taking.