MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES related term(s) Bureau of Mines

Amendments

Land use: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), H9768, H9777, H9781, H9785, H9794, H9795, H9796 [16NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 322, Mineral Exploration and Development Act, S16984 [22NO]

Articles and editorials

Ending Public Land Giveaways, H10056 [18NO]

Mine-Law Rallies—Reform Is Overdue, H10057 [18NO]

Mining Industry Not in Danger—No Cause for Alarm, H10056 [18NO]

Mining Request Awaits Forest OK, S11730 [15SE]

Mint To Buy Zinc From Five Firms, H7030 [27SE]

Mother Lode Versus Mother Nature, H10058 [18NO]

Poll Finds Support for Mining Law Changes, H10057 [18NO]

Poll Shows Support for Mining Law Change, H10058 [18NO]

U.S. Mint Purchases Zinc, H7030 [27SE]

Unwelcome Here—U.S. Firms Look South, H9759 [16NO]

Wimpy Firms Can't Get Off the U.S. Dole, H10057 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions

Antarctic regions: prohibit mineral resources activities (see H.R. 3532), H10159 [18NO]

Austin, NV: convey certain lands to the Austin Historical Mining District Historical Society (see S. 1397), S10840 [6AU]

Black Lung Benefits Act: amend (see S. 1773, 1781), S16935 [22NO], S17055 [23NO]

———amend relative to claims due to pneumoconiosis (see H.R. 792), H483 [3FE]

———benefit eligibility determination (see H.R. 266), H107 [6JA]

Black Lung Program: improve (see H.R. 2108), H2462 [12MY]

Coal: increase collective bargaining stability and preserve job opportunities in mining industry (see H.R. 2980), H6380 [6AU]

Colorado: designate certain public lands and minerals for military use (see H.R. 194), H105 [6JA]

Continental Shelf: oil lease sales (see H.R. 1281), H1163 [10MR]

———royalty relief incentives for exploration and development of frontier oil and natural gas production areas (see H.R. 1282), H1163 [10MR]

Coronado National Forest: withdraw certain lands from mining and mineral leasing laws (see H.R. 843), H587 [4FE]

Crow Indian Reservation: boundary resolution (see S. 1216), S8618 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit use of funds for oil and gas preleasing and leasing activities on the Continental Shelf (see S. 1023), S6450 [25MY]

———provide for a more effective, efficient, and responsive operation (see S. 1637), S15321 [8NO]

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act: disability benefits for coal miners (see H.R. 598), H257 [26JA]

Hazardous substances: control of acid mine drainage (see S. 276), S1028 [2FE]

Land use: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 257; H.R. 322, 1708), S888 [28JA], H109 [6JA], H1894 [7AP]

———locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), consideration (see H. Res. 303), H9078 [9NO]

———rights of surface owners and miners relative to subsurface estates (see S. 336), S1384 [4FE]

———topsoil replacement on lands moved by mining, reclamation, and other Federal projects (see H.R. 363), H110 [6JA]

Mineral Leasing Act: oil and gas leasing (see S. 1170), S8232 [29JN]

Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute: reauthorize (see H.R. 1470), H1591 [24MR]

New Jersey: moratorium on issuance of oil and gas leases for coastal waters (see S. 1022), S6450 [25MY]

Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty: implement (see H.R. 964), H723 [18FE]

Public lands: impact on the existing mining industry of leasing of Federal lands for coal mining (see H.R. 2877), H6291 [5AU]

———increase livestock grazing fees, and require royalties for mining on Federal property (see S. 781), S4560 [7AP]

———requirements for claims (see S. 775), S4544 [5AP]

Safety: accident investigations (see H.R. 1503), H1686 [29MR]

Taxation: depletion deduction for oil and natural gas produced from stripper well properties (see H.R. 1816), H2022 [22AP]

———land values relative to conservation easements and the probability of surface mining (see H.R. 2031), H2341 [6MY]

———provide tax credit to businesses which mine metallurgical coal and contribute to the United Mine Workers Association Combined Benefit Fund (see S. 1060), S6839 [28MY]

———tax credit for metallurgical coal mining companies who are required to make contributions to the United Mine Workers Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 1443), H1589 [24MR]

———treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs like intangible drilling and development costs (see H.R. 3533), H10159 [18NO]

Explanations

Instructions for completing certification forms relative to fee exemptions for small miners, S11729 [15SE]

Letters

Abandoned mines: Timothy C. Richmond, Wyoming Dept. of Environmental Quality, S8393 [1JY]

Exemption of fees relative to small miners: BLM, S11728, S11729 [15SE]

Government procedures for the taking of or restricting the use of private property: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S5342 [4MY]

———Vice President Gore, S5342 [4MY]

Mineral Exploration and Development Act: James L. Blum, CBO, H10055 [18NO]

Moratorium on issuance of oil and gas leases for New Jersey coastal waters: Senators Bradley and Lautenberg and Representatives Hughes and Pallone, S6466 [25MY]

Revenue reduction for mining and grazing fees: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S3418 [23MR]

Lists

Thunder Basin Coal Co. environmental awards, S8392 [1JY]

Memorandums

Abandoned Mines: Dept. of the Interior, S8391 [1JY]

Messages

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act Report: President Clinton, S2085 [25FE], H904 [1MR]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: President Clinton, S12128 [21SE], H6834 [21SE]

Motions

Land use: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), H10060 [18NO]

Remarks in House

Colorado: designate certain public lands and minerals for military use (H.R. 194), H2368-H2372 [11MY]

Coronado National Forest: withdraw certain lands from mining and mineral leasing laws (H.R. 843), H2378-H2380 [11MY]

Courts: ruling relative to compensation from the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation Fund, H9794 [16NO]

Dept. of the Interior: determination of unsuitable land for mining, H9781-H9784 [16NO]

———identification of inactive mine sites, H9795 [16NO]

———submission of report to Congress relative to claims by foreign firms, H9796 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: U.S. Mint's purchase of zinc, H7030 [27SE]

Exploration permit: fee, H9777-H9781 [16NO]

Land use: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 1708), H9787 [16NO]

———locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), H9740-H9799 [16NO], H10054-H10063 [18NO]

———locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), consideration (H. Res. 303), H9739 [16NO]

Lands: restoration after mining, H9785-H9786 [16NO]

Mineral Exploration and Development Act: Dept. of the Interior waiver relative to national security, H9796-H9798 [16NO]

Mines: backfilling, H9769 [16NO]

Public lands: grazing fees and mining law reforms, H1822 [1AP]

Rural areas: Government policies and reforms affecting land management and usage in the West, H7377-H7379 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

Babbitt, Sec. of the Interior: visit to abandoned mine sites, S8391-S8393 [1JY]

Black Lung Benefits Act: amend (S. 1773), S16283 [19NO], S16943-S16948 [22NO]

BLM: exemption of fees relative to small miners, S11728 [15SE]

Budget: reduce revenue amounts relative to certain changes in grazing fees, mining laws, recreation fees, and irrigation surcharges, S3306-S3319 [22MR], S3424-S3427 [23MR]

———treatment of fees relative to both the mining and livestock industries, S3360 [22MR]

Catenary Coal Co.: recipient of the Dept. of the Interior's Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Award, S8530 [1JY]

Charolais Coal Corp.: Dept. of the Interior Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Award recipient, S8367 [30JN]

Coronado National Forest: withdraw certain lands from mining and mineral leasing laws (H.R. 843), S9459 [26JY]

Crow Indian Reservation: boundary resolution (S. 1216), S8628 [13JY], S8731 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit use of funds for oil and gas preleasing and leasing activities on the Continental Shelf (S. 1023), S6466 [25MY]

———provide for a more effective, efficient, and responsive operation (S. 1637), S15331 [8NO]

EPA: cleanup of Berkeley Pit copper mine in Montana, S12195, S12196 [22SE]

———Mine Waste Pilot Program funding, S12194, S12195 [22SE]

Ferry County, WA: reduction of timber, agriculture, and mining industries, S13209 [7OC]

Greenlee County, AZ: tribute to Phelps Dodge Corp. Morenci Mine upon receipt of Sentinels of Safety Award for mining safety, S10005 [30JY]

Hardrock mining: claim maintenance fees, S10733 [6AU]

Hazardous substances: control of acid mine drainage (S. 276), S1038 [2FE]

Land use: locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 322), S16984 [22NO]

———locatable minerals on public domain lands (S. 257), S898-S902, S914 [28JA]

———rights of surface owners and miners relative to subsurface estates (S. 336), S1443-S1445 [4FE]

Leeco, Inc.: Dept. of the Interior's Excellence in Surface Mining Award recipient, S8266 [29JN]

Mineral Leasing Act: oil and gas leasing (S. 1170), S8233 [29JN]

New Jersey: moratorium on issuance of oil and gas leases for coastal waters (S. 1022), S6465, S6466 [25MY]

Public lands: grazing fees and royalties for hardrock mining, S3292-S3295 [22MR], S3418-S3421 [23MR], S3645 [24MR], S3998 [30MR]

———increase livestock grazing fees, and require royalties for mining on Federal property (S. 781), S4567 [7AP]

———requirements for claims (S. 775), S4545 [5AP], S6479-S6483 [25MY], S6503, S6608 [26MY], S6804 [27MY]

Rural areas: decline of traditional occupations, S13209 [7OC]

———Federal policies and reforms affecting land management and usage in the West, S14937, S14938 [3NO], S15403-S15405 [9NO], S15589, S15594 [10NO]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: negotiations on deep seabed mining, S4876 [27AP]

Yearley, Douglas C.: recipient of Copper Club's Ankh Award as 1993 Copper Man of the Year, S971 [2FE]

Reports

Mine Waste Task Force Recommendations Relative to Mining Locatable Minerals on Public Lands: Western Governors' Association, H9744-H9748 [16NO]

Mineral Exploration and Development Act Cost Estimate: CBO, H10055 [18NO]

Search for Gold—U.S. Producers Look Abroad: Gold Institute, H9760-H9762 [16NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 322, Requirements Applicable to Locatable Minerals on Public Domain Lands: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 103-342), H9078 [9NO]

Requirements Applicable to Locatable Minerals on Public Domain Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 332) (H. Rept. 103-338), H9078 [9NO]

Requirements for Mining and Mineral Resources Claims on Public Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 775) (S. Rept. 103-45), S6119 [19MY]

Reservation of Certain Public Lands and Minerals in Colorado for Military Use: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 194) (H. Rept. 103-56), H1905 [19AP]

Reserving Certain Public Lands and Minerals for Military Use: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 194) (H. Rept. 103-56), H2340 [6MY]

Withdrawal of Certain Lands in Coronado National Forest From Mining And Mineral Leasing Laws: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 843) (H. Rept. 103-85), H2426 [11MY]

Statements

Government Procedures For the Taking of or Restricting the Use of Private Property: John D. Leshy, S5339 [4MY]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Negotiations on Deep Seabed Mining: Madeleine Korbel Albright, S4876 [27AP]

Summaries

Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Act (S. 276), S1038 [2FE]

Mineral Exploration and Development Act (S. 257), S913 [28JA]

Tables

Jobs in the mining industry for selected States, S3293 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 303, consideration of H.R. 322, Mineral Exploration and Development Act, H9739 [16NO]

H.R. 194, designate certain Colorado public lands and minerals for military use, H2368-H2370 [11MY]

H.R. 322, Mineral Exploration and Development Act, H9764 [16NO]

H.R. 843, withdraw certain lands in Coronado National Forest from mining and mineral leasing laws, H2378 [11MY]

S. 257, Mineral Exploration and Development Act, S902-S913 [28JA]

S. 276, Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Act, S1038 [2FE]

S. 775, Hardrock Mining Reform Act, S6479-S6482 [25MY]

S. 1022, New Jersey Offshore Oil and Gas Moratorium Act, S6465 [25MY]

S. 1023, prohibit use of Dept. of Interior funds for oil and gas preleasing and leasing activities on the Continental Shelf, S6466 [25MY]

S. 1170, oil and gas leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act, S8234 [29JN]

S. 1216, Crow Settlement Act, S8628-S8630 [13JY]

S. 1637, provide for a more effective, efficient, and responsive Dept. of the Interior, S15331 [8NO]

S. 1773, Black Lung Benefits Act amendments, S16945-S16947 [22NO]