Reclamation plan EIR need not study actual mining, Court rules.
The environmental review of a proposed mining reclamation plan need not consider the impacts of the actual mining, the Third District Court of Appeal has concluded. The unanimous three-judge appellate panel rejected arguments that a negative declaration provided an inadequate study of the reclamation plan because, the...

Don't weaken mining bill.
Byline: The Register-Guard If federal lawmakers are looking for reasons to reform the 1872 General Mining Act, they need look no further than the Champion and Black Butte mines south of Cottage Grove. Or the Formosa mine in Douglas County. Or any of the other polluted mine...

Monitoring team finds positive compliance on Rapu Rapu mine rehab.
Byline: MELODY M.AGUIBA The multi-partite monitoring committee for the Rapu Rapu mine in Albay is confirming positive developments in Lafayette Philippines Inc.' mine rehabilitation which is expected to precede a government order for the company's trial run operations. The multi-partite monitoring committee (MMC) has completed...

Mine reopening seen to generate 3,000 jobs; Toledo City residents eye other economic benefits.
Byline: MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR. TOLEDO CITY, Cebu - The much awaited reopening of Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corp.'s (ACMDC) copper mine in 2007 is expected to yield to Toledo socio-economic benefits it used to enjoy in the past, thus perking up the economy of this...

`OUR LEGACY TO THE FUTURE'.
Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard COTTAGE GROVE - Standing on an old heap of mercury-laced mining waste Wednesday, Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced that he would seek $8 million in federal money to clean up the site as part of his ambitious goal to restore the Willamette River....

Diamonds Aren't Forever.
Environmental Degradation and Civil War in the Gem Trade Gleaming gems shining from plush velvet cases in quiet jewelry stores make it easy to forget that some of these symbols of love and prosperity originated in distant lands, deep in the soil of conflict. It's...

GMA backs 12-pt JdV dev't plan; Centering on mining, reclamation, tourism, housing.
Byline: BEN R. ROSARIO NEDA told to adopt plan to create wealth President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday endorsed before legislators, United Nations representatives, and civic and business leaders House Speaker Jose de Venecias 12-point program to create new wealth centered on reviving the mining industry,...

Mining reform stalls.
Byline: The Register-Guard The General Mining Law celebrated its 136th birthday last month. The U.S. Senate must make certain this dinosaur does not turn 137. The House already has done its part. Late last year, it approved a sensible overhaul of the nation's outdated and...

DENR asks Rapu Rapu to set up P137-M rehab fund.
Byline: Melody M. Aguiba The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the Rapu Rapu Polymetallic project to come up with a P137 million rehabilitation fund in light of the company's financial rehabilitation. "I am aware that proponents of the Rapu Rapu mine...

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell: Water Treatment, Recreational Facilities Planned on Abandoned Mine Lands in Schuylkill County.
Land Contributions, Funding Help to Improve Water Quality in Schuylkill River HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the groundbreaking for a series of projects that will treat abandoned mine drainage and improve quality of life for residents in the community of...