MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Addresses

Dept. of Defense Utilization of Coal: David G. Wigg, 20101 [8AU]

State of the Mining Industry: Robert C. Horton, 2416 [19FE]

Amendments

Pueblo of Santa Ana, NM: authorizing transfers of certain mineral rights and certain lands in trust (H.R. 4873), 29060 [6OC], 31949 [15OC]

Sec. of Energy: provide for uranium and thorium reclamation (S. 1004), 6663-6669 [8AP]

Analyses

Improve Coal Leasing Program (S. 2427), 10079 [8MY]

Articles and editorials

Mine Tailings Open Shafts Endanger Public Environmental Protection Agency Warnings (excerpt), 11289 [20MY]

Next Steps in Rail Deregulation, 4370 [11MR]

State Sues Interior To Free Up Mine Reclamation Fund (excerpt), 11295 [20MY]

U.S. Sizing Up Alternatives To Skirt South Africa for Critical Metals, 708 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions

Asbestos: relief bill (H.R. 5551) referred to Claims Court (see H. Res. 555)

———relief for certain manufacturers or suppliers (see H.R. 5551)

Coal: commercialization of new clean retrofit technologies (see H.R. 4856)

———leasing program (see S. 2427)

Coastal zone: Federal/State seabed boundary agreements (see H.R. 4606)

Commodity Exchange Act: waiving certain points of order against conference report on H.R. 4613 (see H. Res. 590)

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4212)

Foreign investments: require U.S. representatives of international financial institutions to oppose assistance for production of copper (see H.R. 4891)

Foreign trade: restriction on World Bank or IMF loans to certain countries relative to commodity or mineral production adversely affecting U.S. industries (see H.R. 5537)

Japan: reciprocity agreement on metallurgical coal exports and steel product imports (see H. Con. Res. 309)

Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.: grant charter (see S. 2093; H.R. 4268)

Namibia: prohibit exploration, extraction, and trade by U.S. companies (see S. 2639)

National defense: domestic sources of strategic materials (see S. Res. 513)

Occupational health and safety: exemption for owner-operated mines (see H.R. 5644)

Ocean mining: exploration and commercial recovery in areas under U.S. jurisdiction (see H.R. 5464)

Public lands: clarify treatment of mineral resources (see H.R. 4443)

Putnam County, FL: convey certain mineral interests (see S. 2821)

Radon: EPA research program and technical assistance to States (see H.R. 5202)

South Africa: prohibit import of coal, steel, and fluorspar (see S. 2157)

Documents

Abandoned Mine Act (excerpt), 11292, 11293 [20MY]

U.S. Code (excerpt), 11292 [20MY]

Letters

Abandoned mine rehabilitation: Dept. of the Interior, 11804 [21MY]

Allocation of abandoned mine land reclamation funds: Office of Surface Mining, 18336 [31JY]

Annual determination of the viability of the domestic uranium mining and milling industry: Dept. of Energy, 32428 [16OC]

Black Lung Trust Fund: William E. Brock III, Sec. of Labor, 5214 [18MR]

Continental Shelf Buy America amendment: U.S. Trade Representative, 32488 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense utilization of coal: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense, 20099 [8AU]

———Gunther van Well, 20101 [8AU]

———Scott B. Smith, 20099 [8AU]

Impact of imports on foundry industry: Congressional Steel Caucus, 5287 [18MR]

Lease revenue payments: Dept. of the Interior, 17760 [25JY]

National defense stockpile: Reserve Officers Association of the U.S., 20120 [8AU]

———White House, 20121 [8AU]

Nomination of Jed D. Christensen to the Dept. of the Interior: Interstate Mining Compact Commission, 11299 [20MY]

———Public Service Commission of North Dakota, 11299 [20MY]

Office of Surface Mining, 15867 [26JN]

Prospects for U.S.-Japan coal trade: Senator Byrd, 7522 [15AP]

Provisions of the budget reconciliation bill relative to the Continental Shelf: Donald P. Hodel, Sec. of the Interior, 4889 [14MR]

Regulation of coal mining in Tennessee: Dept. of the Interior, 11289, 11290 [20MY]

———Lamar Alexander, Governor of Tennessee, 11290, 11294 [20MY]

———Representative Cooper (excerpt), 11291 [20MY]

Release restrictions on certain property in Calcasieu Parish, LA: CBO, 6767 [8AP]

Seabed Boundary Act: Dept. of Justice, 2090 [7FE]

Lists

Committee hearings on Office of Surface Mining matters, 15867 [26JN]

Strategic minerals facts and figures, 21864 [15AU]

Memorials of legislature

Utah, 10403 [13MY]

Messages

Alaska's Natural Resources Report: President Reagan, 5156 [18MR]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: President Reagan, 28511 [3OC]

Motion

New Mexico Tech Land Purchase Act: enact (H.R. 4971), pass S. 1963 in lieu, 20621 [11AU]

Remarks in House

Atomic energy: prohibit purchase of uranium enrichment services from the Soviet Union (H.R. 4048), 490 [23JA], 533 [23JA]

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund: solvency, 3789 [6MR]

Boron, CA: Sentinels of Safety Award for mine safety, 26584 [26SE]

Brazil, IN: safety at the Chinook coal mine, 17722 [24JY]

China, Republic of: joint mining trade agreement with Rocky Mountain Energy, 19009 [4AU]

Chrysotile asbestos: EPA regulations, 6155 [25MR]

Coal: commercialization of retrofit technologies and improving energy capability (H.R. 4856), 11365 [20MY]

Coal Pipeline Act: enact (H.R. 2708), 4370 [11MR]

Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act: enact (H.R. 4523), 6826 [8AP]

Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Program: approve (S. 1026), 32255 [16OC]

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4212), 2646 [24FE], 17032 [21JY]

Dept. of Energy: Uranium Enrichment Program, 33662 [17OC]

Emergency Energy Act: enact (H.R. 4476), 5876 [21MR]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: amend, 28685 [3OC]

Foreign trade: import of strategic materials, 5286-5287 [18MR]

———U.S. policy, 16657 [16JY]

Japan: U.S. coal market, 13164 [10JN]

National defense stockpile: disposal of silver, 19392 [6AU]

National Seabed Hard Minerals Act: enact (H.R. 5464), 22206 [15AU]

Natural gas: reform onshore leasing program, 11116 [15MY]

New Mexico: omnibus land conveyance, 11966 [22MY]

New Mexico Tech Land Purchase Act: enact (H.R. 4971), 13172 [10JN], 20619 [11AU]

———enact (H.R. 4971), S. 1963 passed in lieu, 20621 [11AU]

Offshore Energy Security Act: enact (H.R. 5244), 17711 [24JY]

Petroleum: reform onshore leasing program, 11116 [15MY]

Public lands: release reversionary interest in certain lands in Putnam County, FL (H.R. 5492), 30773 [14OC]

Pueblo of Santa Ana, NM: authorizing transfers of certain mineral rights and certain lands in trust (H.R. 4873), 23388 [16SE], 31949 [15OC]

Putnam County, FL: release reversionary interests and convey certain mineral interest in certain lands (H.R. 5492), 30773 [14OC]

Radon: establish research, information, and technical assistance program relative to effects of exposure (H.R. 5202), 16878 [17JY], 17024 [17JY], 17319 [22JY]

Rocky Mountain Energy: joint mining trade agreement with the Republic of China, 19009 [4AU]

States: assure eligibility for abandoned mine reclamation funds, 22405, 22408 [9SE]

Wells, J.W., Mr. & Mrs.: land patent application (H.R. 5151), 28751 [6OC]

Remarks in Senate

BLM: convey certain land to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 18798-18801 [1AU]

Bureau of Mines: chromium study, 28494 [3OC]

Calcasieu Parish, LA: release restrictions on certain property (S. 2031), 6767 [8AP]

Christensen, Jed D.: nomination confirmed, 13294 [11JN]

Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Program: approve (S. 1026), 26837 [27SE], 29482 [8OC]

Continental Shelf: development, 4888, 4892, 4897 [14MR]

———requirements for use of U.S. firms and equipment in exploration and production, 32477, 32485-32491 [16OC]

Dept. of Defense: conversion of steam generating plants to coal burning facilities, 20097-20102 [8AU]

Dept. of Energy: uranium enrichment, 32428-32430, 32433, 32536 [16OC]

Dept. of the Interior: improve coal leasing program (S. 2427), 10077 [8MY]

———provide for payment of interest on certain lease revenues (S. 2692), 17760 [25JY]

Louisiana: distribution of amounts due under H.R. 3128, 4891 [14MR]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: inspection requirements, 12908 [6JN]

Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.: grant charter (S. 2093), 2711 [25FE]

Namibia: prohibitions against removal of natural resources by U.S. citizens and companies (S. 2639), 16376 [14JY]

Office of Surface Mining: compliance with directive on inspection and enforcement, 12704 [5JN]

———funds, 15866 [26JN]

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement: delay rulemaking, 28467 [3OC]

Riverton, WY: funding for inactive uranium mill tailings site cleanup, 32432 [16OC]

Seabed Boundary Act: enact (S. 2068), 2090 [7FE]

Sorocco County, NM: transfer of public lands (S. 1963), 23840 [17SE]

South Africa: impact of dumping U.S. gold reserves as an economic sanction, 18424 [31JY]

———remove ban on importation of uranium ore and oxide, 21839 [15AU]

Strategic materials: ensure secure source and survival of ferroalloy industry, 19572 [6AU], 19845 [7AU]

———national defense stockpile requirements, 20118-20126 [8AU]

———U.S. dependence on foreign sources, 708 [29JA]

———U.S. dependence on South Africa mineral supplies, 18045 [30JY]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify treatment of registered land surveyors, 23525 [16SE]

Tennessee: abandoned mine rehabilitation, 11804 [21MY]

Union Carbide Corp.: Rocky Mountain Energy-Taiwan Power Co. agreement for joint mining venture, 16641 [16JY]

Uranium: prohibit use of funds for implementation of enrichment criteria, 28352 [3OC]

Uranium Revitalization and Mill Tailings Reclamation Act: enact (S. 1004), 26870 [27SE], 26963 [29SE]

Reports

National Defense Stockpile: GAO (excerpts), 20120 [8AU]

Reports filed

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area Resource Management Review and Grants Appropriations: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4348) (H. Rept. 99-632), 13266 [11JN]

Convey Certain Lands in Socorro County, NM, to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1963) (S. Rept. 99-341), 17758 [25JY]

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act Reauthorization: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4212) (H. Rept. 99-609), 11448 [20MY]

———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 4212) (H. Rept. 99-609), 13073 [10JN]

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Reauthorization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 4212) (S. Rept. 99-460), 24968 [19SE]

Dept. of the Interior Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5234) (H. Rept. 99-714), 17691 [24JY]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 5234; H. Res. 516) (H. Rept. 99-721), 18010 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior Convey Certain Interests in Lands in Socorro County, NM, to New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 4971) (H. Rept. 99-760), 19744 [7AU]

Land Conveyance Under Color of Title Act, Waynesboro, MS: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 5151) (H. Rept. 99-946), 27551 [1OC]

Mineral Lands Leasing Act: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1934) (H. Rept. 99-628), 13266 [11JN]

Provide for Reclamation With Respect to Mill Tailings at Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1004) (S. Rept. 99-464), 24968 [19SE]

Release Reversionary Interest of U.S. in Land in Putnam County, FL, and convey Mineral Interests to Florida: Committee on Agriculture (H.R. 5492) (H. Rept. 99-992), 31219 [14OC]

Rules

Regulation of coal mining: Federal Register (excerpt), 11290 [20MY]

Statements

Conservation's Meaning: Gifford Pinchot, 2715 [25FE]

Dept. of the Interior's Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Archie Snow, 14750 [19JN]

Future Garden of Trade—Exquisite or Neglected?: Carl E. Bagge, 13165-13167 [10JN]

Moratorium on Offshore Oil Drilling Along California Coast: Representative Lantos, 8032 [17AP]

Regulation of Coal Mining in Tennessee: Senator Sasser, 11294 [20MY]

South West Africa—SWAPO/Platinum Connection: Charles M. Lichenstein, 8969 [29AP]

Tables

Black lung disability fund, 5215 [18MR]

Comparison of President's proposed stockpile goals with current goals, 18046 [30JY]

National defense stockpile inventory of strategic materials, 21797 [15AU]

Summary of statistics of qualitative impact analysis of critical materials in 1984, 18046 [30JY]

Testimonies

Chrysotile Asbestos: Alvin Gerhardt, 6155 [25MR]

———Mike Wood, 6156 [25MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4212, Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act reauthorization, 17032 [21JY]

H.R. 4873, authorizing transfers of certain mineral rights and certain lands in trust affecting the Pueblo of Santa Ana, NM, 23388 [16SE]

H.R. 4971, New Mexico Tech Land Purchase Act, 20619 [11AU]

H.R. 5151, to provide for certain land exchanges, 28751 [6OC]

H.R. 5202, establish research, information, and technical assistance program relative to effects of exposure, 17319 [22JY]

H.R. 5464, National Seabed Hard Minerals Act, 22206 [15AU]

H.R. 5492, release reversionary interest in certain lands in Putnam County, FL, 30773 [14OC]

S. 1026, approve Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Program, 29481 [8OC]

S. 1963, BLM conveyance of certain land to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 20621 [11AU]

S. 1963, BLM will convey certain land to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 18798, 18801 [1AU]

S. 2068, Seabed Boundary Act, 2090 [7FE]

S. 2427, improve coal leasing program, 10077-10078 [8MY]

S. 2692, provide for payment of interest on certain lease revenues paid to the Dept. of the Interior, 17760 [25JY]

S. Res. 513, encourage development of strategic materials stockpiles, 33504 [17OC]