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

Amendments

Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (S. 750), S10447 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

Blame Slag Heap, S9578 [18SE]

Environmental Promises To Keep, E1537 [28JY]

Gold-Mining Firms Act To Meet Price-Slump Challenge—They Reduce Costs, Scratch New Mines, With No Quick Relief in Sight, S6342, S6347 [25JN]

Ninety-Eight Years Ago—Guns Rang Out in Lattimer, E1714 [10SE]

Very Human, Very Stubborn Glitch in the Yellowstone Gold-Mining Deal, H7254 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (see S. 660), S3750 [28AP]

Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (see S. 750; H.R. 2574), S4588 [15MY], H8160 [29SE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 609), H347 [5FE]

BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock mineral operations (see H.R. 1917), H3864 [17JN]

Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 1600), H2679 [14MY]

Dept. of the Interior: approval process for oil and gas leasing, exploration, or development activity off the North Carolina coast (see S. 1257; H.R. 2615), S10428 [6OC], H8438 [6OC]

———prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 2555), H7910 [25SE]

Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (see S. 1079; H.R. 2309), S8262 [29JY], H6406 [30JY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: management (see S. 357), S1553 [25FE]

Insurance: require the provision of information sufficient for homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062), H10954 [13NO]

Land use: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see S. 327; H.R. 778), S1382 [13FE], H587 [13FE]

———locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H147 [9JA]

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see S. 638; H.R. 1659), S3550 [23AP], H2874 [16MY]

Natural resources: provide for claim maintenance fees and royalties on hardrock mining claims (see H.R. 1830), H3576 [6JN]

———recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 1163), H1258 [20MR]

———management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1111 [18MR]

Public lands: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see S. 1102), S8532 [31JY]

Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (see S. 326; H.R. 780), S1382 [13FE], H587 [13FE]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (see H. Con. Res. 119), H5664 [23JY]

Taxation: eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for asbestos, lead, mercury, and uranium (see S. 51), S160 [21JA]

———provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see H.R. 1623), H2783 [15MY]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see S. 325; H.R. 779), S1382 [13FE], H587 [13FE]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see S. 1105; H.R. 2231), S8532 [31JY], H5664 [23JY]

Explanations

Mining Law of 1872 Reform, E16 [7JA]

Histories

University of Alaska Land Grant, S3752 [28AP]

Letters

Black Lung Benefits Program proposed changes: Jere W. Glover, SBA, E1742 [11SE]

———Jerome J. Shestack, ABA, E1743 [11SE]

Exchange of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands in Billings County, ND: Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, S4598 [15MY]

———Marc Trimmer, Dakotas Resource Advisory Council, S4599 [15MY]

———Sierra Club, S4599 [15MY]

Public land exchange with Montana relative to New World Mine project: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, H9513 [24OC]

Lists

Supporters of S. 750, exchange of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands in Billings County, ND, S4599 [15MY]

Memorandums

Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National Grasslands in Billings County, ND: Steven L. Reinert, Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., and Nancy Curriden, Forest Service, S4599 [15MY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Dept. of the Interior, E2264-E2272 [9NO]

Proclamations

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, E2264 [9NO]

Remarks in House

BLM: transfer to State governments the authority to require bonds or other financial guarantees for the reclamation of hardrock mineral operations (H.R. 1917), H4843 [8JY]

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: anniversary, E1904 [2OC]

Congressional Mining Caucus: membership, H5304 [16JY]

Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H5119-H5123 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: Black Lung Benefits Program proposed changes, E1741 [11SE]

Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (S. 1079), H10643-H10646 [12NO]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H1958 [29AP]

———legality of creation, E2259 [9NO]

Hazleton, PA: anniversary of Lattimer Mine Massacre, E1714 [10SE]

Land use: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 778), E254 [13FE]

———locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 253), E16 [7JA]

Montana: mining of Federal coal reserves, H9512 [24OC]

———public land exchange relative to New World Mine project, H7253 [11SE], H7592 [18SE], H7717 [23SE], H9512, H9532, H9533 [24OC]

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (H.R. 1659), E966 [19MY]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (H.R. 919), E366 [4MR]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: implementation (H. Con. Res. 119), E1485 [23JY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, H1283, H1284 [21MR]

World Bank: disbursement of funds to Russia relative to job training for coal miners, H1718 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska (S. 660), S3750 [28AP], S8616 [31JY]

———public land exchange relative to Denali National Park, S11263, S11270 [28OC]

Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands (S. 750), S4597 [15MY], S10446 [6OC]

California: public land exchange relative to Headwaters Forest project, S9367-S9368 [16SE], S9606 [18SE], S11253, S11262, S11264, S11273 [28OC]

Centralia, IL: anniversary of coal mine disaster, S2724 [20MR]

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: anniversary, S8622 [31JY]

Dept. of Interior: Minerals Management Service regulations for valuation of crude oil from Federal leases, S11263 [28OC]

Fort Berthold Reservation: approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for specific allotted lands (S. 1079), S8265, S8266 [29JY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: funding, S9331 [15SE]

———management (S. 357), S1571 [25FE]

———mining of Kaiparowits Plateau coal reserves, S9599 [18SE]

Land use: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, S9577-S9587 [18SE], S9847 [24SE]

———ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (S. 327), S1393 [13FE], S4293-S4295 [12MY]

Milbank, SD: quarrying of granite for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, S4210 [8MY]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: measure coal mine dust levels to determine threat to miners' health, S8899 [8SE]

Minerals Management Service: changes in exploration rules under the Outer Continental Shelf program, S9731, S9732 [19SE]

Montana: buy-out of Crown Butte mine, S9554 [18SE]

———public land exchange relative to New World Mine project, S9248 [12SE], S9367-S9368 [16SE], S9553, S9575, S9606, S9624 [18SE], S11253, S11262, S11264 [28OC]

Public lands: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (S. 1102), S8558-S8563 [31JY]

Raton Technology Research (business): tribute to participation in Federal public-private partnership programs, S9527 [17SE]

Reclamation of land: abandoned hardrock mines (S. 326), S1393 [13FE]

Research: coal mine methane program funding, S9611, S9612 [18SE]

Taxation: eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for asbestos, lead, mercury, and uranium (S. 51), S415 [21JA]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines, S6340-S6348, S6352, S6354 [25JN], S6394-S6397, S6455, S6456 [26JN], S6693 [27JN]

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (S. 325), S1393 [13FE]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (S. 1105), S8566, S8567 [31JY], S10487 [7OC]

University of Utah: technical corrections to miner's hospital land grants, S9622 [18SE]

Reports

Behind Closed Doors—Abuse of Trust and Discretion in the Establishment of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Committee on Resources (House), E2259-E2264 [9NO]

Mining and the American Economy, Everything Begins With Mining: George F. Lerning, S8559 [31JY]

Reports filed

Billings County, ND, Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National Grasslands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 750) (S. Rept. 105-92), S10229 [30SE]

Conveyance of Certain Lands to the University of Alaska: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 660) (S. Rept. 105-106), S10786 [9OC]

Fort Berthold Reservation Approval Process for Oil and Gas Leasing Agreements for Specific Allotted Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1079) (S. Rept. 105-139), S11763 [5NO]

Nomination of Kathleen M. Karpan To Be Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Director: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S7950 [23JY]

Nomination of Robert H. Beatty, Jr., to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Black Lung Benefits Program proposed changes: ABA, E1743 [11SE]

Statements

Achievements at Colorado School of Mines: George S. Ansell, E1426 [15JY]

Does the Interior Appropriations Bill Give Away $10 Million of Federal Coal? Greater Yellowstone Coalition, H9513 [24OC]

Summaries

Exchange of Certain Mineral Interests Located in National Grasslands in Billings County, ND (S. 750), S4598 [15MY]

Tables

Conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska, S3753 [28AP]

Texts of

S. 51, eliminate the percentage depletion allowance for asbestos, lead, mercury, and uranium, S416 [21JA]

S. 325, Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock Mining Industry Act, S1394 [13FE]

S. 326, Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act, S1394 [13FE]

S. 327, Hardrock Mining Royalty Act, S1395 [13FE]

S. 357, Grand Staircase-Escalante Resource Protection Act, S1572 [25FE]

S. 660, conveyance of certain lands to the University of Alaska, S3751 [28AP]

S. 750, exchange of certain mineral interests located in national grasslands in Billings County, ND, S4597 [15MY], S10447 [6OC]

S. 1079, approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for specific allotted lands in Fort Berthold Reservation, S8266 [29JY]

S. 1079, approval process for oil and gas leasing agreements for specific allotted lands within the Fort Berthold Reservation, H10643 [12NO]