Federal laws that regulate mining
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Clean Air Act (CAA)
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Clean Water Act (CWA)
- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Who regulates the mining industry?
The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Exitregulate mining activities on federal land managed by these agencies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and state agencies also have roles in regulating the mining industry.
Is there legislation for mining safety?
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-164), commonly known as the Mine Act, is the legislation that currently governs MSHA’s activities. Mining fatalities dropped sharply under the Mine Act.
Which act requires regulation of chemicals used in mining?
Toxic Substance Control Act – requires regulation of chemicals that present risk to health or environment.
What legislation already exists about mining?
The General Mining Act of 1872 still governs all the mining for gold, silver, copper, and other metals that happens on our federal lands—and the law has hardly been touched since President Ulysses S. Grant signed it 146 years ago.
What is illegal mining and its effect?
Illegal mining activities were identified as the cause of environmental problems such as water pollution, deforestation, poor soil fertility and limited access to land for agriculture productivity.
What are effect of illegal mining?
Illegal mining (galamsey) is known to cause significant environmental pollution; the chemical used and the waste heaps are a source of long term contamination of soil and water bodies.
What is Republic No 8730?
8730 – AN ACT SEPARATING THE JACLUPAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE JACLUPAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TABUNOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE.
What is the government doing about illegal gold mining in Latin America?
Local governments have largely been helpless to combat illegal gold mining due to the strength of the criminal groups and their willingness to corrupt local officials, either through bribery or intimidation. viii Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime Organized Crime and Illegally Mined Gold in Latin America
What are the effects of illegal mining?
Illegal mining can have devastating effects on wildlife, including through increased habitat destruction, hunting pressure and commercial bushmeat trafficking, pollution, anthropogenic noise and other disturbance.
Is gold mined illegally linked to organized crime?
The research findings amply demonstrate the many links between gold mined illegally and organized crime and give considerable detail on the actors involved, the manner in which they have infiltrated the gold production sectors, and how they launder not only the production from illegal mines but also drug moneys. The sums involved are phenomenal:
How much gold is smuggled out of Bolivia?
• since 2006, about 68 tons of gold illegally extracted from the Amazon and northern border areas have been smuggled out of Bolivia; • “illegal mining is the easiest and most profitable way to launder money in the history of Colombian drug trafficking” (according to a report by Colombia’s Institute for the Study of Development and Peace).
