MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES

Articles and editorials

Anthracite Death Toll an Astounding 30,903, 20717 [18SE]

Australia Advocates ``Wilderness'' Status for Antarctica, 12612 [20JN]

Dreamers of Silver City—How a New Mexico Mining Town is Recapturing Its Heritage, and Its Vitality, 4681 [16MR]

Exploding the Strategic Metals Myth, 2015 [8FE]

GAO Report—Seven of Nine Clean Coal Projects Behind Schedule, 6875 [18AP]

Minerals and the Environment—We Don't Have To Choose Between Them, 28341 [9NO]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned mines: reclamation fees (see H.R. 2095)

———reclamation fund for areas adversely affected (see H.R. 2604)

———reclamation of abandoned lands (see H.R. 2719)

———reclamation projects relative to excess storage capacity (see H.R. 3554)

———remining and reclamation by active operations (see H.R. 2791)

American Coal Miner Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 146)

America's Gold Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 168)

Black lung benefits: clarify congressional intent relative to eligibility (see H.R. 814)

———review of claims for certain coal miners (see H.R. 2050)

Calumet Copper Country National Historical Park Act: enact (see S. 866)

Coal: assessment of reclamation fees (see S. 599)

———industry health benefits (see S. 1708)

———movement over public lands (see H.R. 402)

———penalty for mining without a permit (see H.R. 1376)

———reclamation of surface mines when the operator and his surety are bankrupt (see H.R. 538)

———transfer pension funds to health benefit fund (see H.R. 3413)

Coal miners: temporary supplemental unemployment benefits (see H.R. 2182)

Coal mining: treating water supplies adversely affected (see S. 943; H.R. 1315)

Coastal zone: management (see H.R. 543)

Continental Scientific Drilling Program Act: enact (see S. 1943)

Continental Shelf: State disapproval of Federal offshore leasing decisions (see H.R. 1883)

Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to assessment of civil penalties (see H.R. 3081)

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act: amend (see S. 1700; H.R. 2120)

Leadville, CO: construction of a water treatment plant for drainage tunnel (see S. 1275; H.R. 2896)

Marine resources: exploration and recovery program on certain portions of the seabed (see H.R. 2440)

Marine sanctuaries: prohibit exploration, development, and production of certain resources (see H.R. 2464)

Mineral Lands Leasing Act: amend (see H.R. 489)

Mineral Leasing Act: amend (see H.R. 2116)

Miners: early payment of benefit checks (see H.R. 521)

———eligibility for disability benefits (see H.R. 588)

Mining and Minerals Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 1705)

Occupational safety and health: exemption of owner-operated mines from certain provisions (see H.R. 2059)

———State administration and enforcement of Federal standards (see H.R. 2396)

Oil shale: amend certain provisions relative to claims (see H.R. 643, 2392)

———amend certain provisions relative to claims (H.R. 643), consideration (see H. Res. 161)

Public lands: disposition of hardrock minerals (see S. 1126)

———stockpiling and replacement of topsoil on lands moved or covered by surface mining or reclamation projects (see H.R. 610)

Strategic materials: mining experimental program on critical minerals (see H.R. 491)

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: amend to assist small surface coal mine operators (see S. 1768)

White Sands Fair Compensation Act: enact (see S. 1725)

Introductions

Mines and mineral resource production: Donald P. Hodel, 18451 [3AU]

Letters

Assistance to small surface coal mine operators: Carl H. Bradley, 24996 [18OC]

———Paul D. Corbin, 24996, 24997 [18OC]

Coal miners' retiree health benefits: Senators Mitchell and Bentsen, 31312 [21NO]

Leadville Mine drainage tunnel: C. Dale Duvall, 14714 [13JY]

Lists

Transfer of public lands' title and mineral rights (patent and patent application sites GAO visited), 7448 [25AP]

Memorials of legislature

Colorado, 10789 [5JN], 10960 [6JN]

Illinois, 14812 [17JY]

Minnesota, 8845 [10MY]

Messages

Alaska's Mineral Resources Report: President Reagan, 25 [3JA]

Mine Safety and Health Activities: President Bush, 2389 [22FE]

Petitions

Deerfield Beach, FL, 14018 [10JY]

Lauderhill, FL, 19334 [4AU]

Remarks in House

Abandoned mines: reclamation fees (H.R. 2095), 25455-25466, 25479 [23OC], 25805 [24OC]

———reclamation of lands by active mining operations (H.R. 2719), 13227 [22JN]

———reclamation program reauthorization, 7455 [25AP]

———remining and reclamation by active operations (H.R. 2791), 14011 [29JN]

Antarctic regions: environmentally sensitive lands, 7575 [26AP]

———international convention on regulation of mining activities, 12612 [20JN]

Black lung benefits: clarify congressional intent relative to eligibility (H.R. 814), 1654 [2FE]

———review of claims for certain coal miners (H.R. 2050), 7084 [19AP]

Coal: clean burning technology, 6875 [18AP]

———movement over public lands (H.R. 402), 91 [3JA]

———stabilize pension and health plans (H.R. 3413), 23880 [6OC], 24178 [12OC]

Coastal zone: management (H.R. 543), 260 [19JA]

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act: amend (H.R. 2120), 7583 [26AP], 25454 [23OC]

Foreign trade: reducing U.S. dependency on imports (H.R. 491), 216 [4JA]

Hazleton, PA: coal mining exhibit, 20717 [18SE]

Leadville, CO: water treatment plant for water from drainage tunnel (H.R. 2896), 14714 [13JY]

Marine resources: exploration and recovery program on certain portions of the seabed (H.R. 2440), 10003 [22MY]

Mineral Lands Leasing Act: amend (H.R. 489), 222 [4JA]

Mineral Leasing Act: amend (H.R. 2116), 7574 [26AP]

Mining and Minerals Policy Act: amend (H.R. 1705), 14045 [11JY]

Natural resources: domestic versus foreign sources, 28341 [9NO]

Occupational safety and health: exempt owner-operated mines from certain provisions (H.R. 2059), 7076 [19AP]

Oil shale: amend certain provisions relative to claims (H.R. 643), 366 [24JA]

———amend certain provisions relative to claims (H.R. 2392), 10424 [31MY], 10483-10492 [1JN]

———amend certain provisions relative to claims (H.R. 2392), consideration (H. Res. 161), 10418-10420 [31MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: exploration and development, 2572 [22FE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: amend relative to assessment of civil penalties (H.R. 3081), 18208 [3AU]

Pittston Coal Co.: dispute with United Mine Workers, 11956 [15JN], 21519 [26SE]

Public lands: GAO report on transfer of title to land and mineral rights, 7448 [25AP]

Strategic materials: mining experimental program on critical minerals (H.R. 491), 14042-14045 [11JY]

Webster County, KY: coal mine disaster, 20433 [14SE], 20641 [18SE]

Wheatcroft, KY: mine disaster at William Station Mine, 20372 [13SE]

Remarks in Senate

America's Gold Week: designate (S.J. Res. 168), 13162 [22JN]

Butte, MT: construction of a water treatment plant for Anaconda Mines (S. 1906), 29758 [17NO]

California: protection of continental shelf, 14510-14512 [13JY]

Calumet Copper Country National Historical Park Act: enact (S. 866), 7318 [19AP]

Coal: assessment of reclamation fees (S. 599), 4397 [15MR]

———use certain reclamation funds to replace contaminated water supplies (S. 943), 8528 [9MY]

———transfer pension funds to health benefit trust (S. 1708), 31312, 31313 [21NO]

Coal Industry Health Benefit Stabilization Act: enact (S. 1708), 22601, 22602, 22630 [2OC]

Continental Scientific Drilling Program Act: enact (S. 1943), 30560 [20NO]

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act: amend (H.R. 2120), 28729 [14NO]

———amend (S. 1700), 22567 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior: auditing of Minerals Management Service by States and Indian tribes, 16264 [26JY]

Industry: analysis, 18451 [3AU]

Public lands: disposition of hardrock minerals (S. 1126), 10971-10973 [6JN]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: amend to assist small surface coal mine operators (S. 1768), 24995 [18OC]

White Sands Fair Compensation Act: enact (S. 1725), 23184, 23185 [4OC]

Reports

Antarctic Region's Environmentally Sensitive Lands: Library of Congress, 7575 [26AP]

Reports filed

Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act Amendment: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (H.R. 2120) (S. Rept. 101-190), 27205 [6NO]

———Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2120) (H. Rept. 101-175), 16427 [26JY]

———Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (H.R. 2120) (H. Rept. 101-175), 17095 [31JY]

Mine Reclamation Fees: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2095) (H. Rept. 101-294), 25145 [18OC]

Mineral Exploration and Problems Relative to Subsurface Estates: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H. R. 737) (H. Rept. 101-233), 19781 [7SE]

Mining Experimental Program on Critical Minerals: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 491) (H. Rept. 101-126), 14074 [11JY]

Mining and Minerals Policy Act Amendment: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 1705) (H. Rept. 101-127), 14074 [11JY]

Oil Shale Claims: Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (H.R. 2392) (H. Rept. 101-65), 10049 [23MY]

———Committee on Rules (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 101-64), 10040, 10049 [23MY]

Water Treatment Plant for Water from the Leadville, CO, Mine Drainage Tunnel: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (S. 1275) (S. Rept. 101-201), 28397 [13NO]

Studies

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act: Bush administration, 25805 [24OC]

Summaries

Oil Shale Mining Claims Conversion Act (S. 30), 584 [25JA]

Tables

Mining accidents, 1870-1989, 20717 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 491, mining experimental program on critical minerals, 14042 [11JY]

H.R. 543, coastal zone management, 261 [19JA]

H.R. 1705, Mining and Minerals Policy Act amendment, 14045 [11JY]

H.R. 2095, reauthorize mine reclamation fees, 25455-25460 [23OC]

H.R. 2120, amend Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, 25454 [23OC]

H.R. 2392, petroleum oil shale claims (H.R. 2392), 10490 [1JN]

H.R. 2791, remining and reclamation by active operations of abandoned mines, 14012 [29JN]

H.R. 2896, construction of water treatment plant for water from the Leadville Mine drainage tunnel, CO, 14714 [13JY]

S. 30, Oil Shale Mining Claims Conversion Act, 584 [25JA]

S. 866, Calumet Copper Country National Historical Park Act, 7319 [19AP]

S. 1275, construction of a water treatment plant for water from the Leadville Mine drainage tunnel, 29264 [15NO]

S. 1768, amend Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to assist small surface coal mine operators, 24995 [18OC]

S. 1943, Continental Scientific Drilling Program Act, 30561 [20NO]

S.J. Res. 168, America's Gold Week, 13162 [22JN]