{"id":1115534,"date":"2019-05-10T20:10:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T20:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=986987"},"modified":"2019-05-10T20:10:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T20:10:50","slug":"proposed-legislation-by-rep-grijalva-in-us-a-disaster-in-the-making-says-aema-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1115534","title":{"rendered":"Proposed legislation by Rep. Grijalva in US a \u2018disaster in the making\u2019, says AEMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA) has made the following statement in response to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Hearing discussing Rep. Ra\u00fal Grijalva\u2019s (D-Ariz.) Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019:<\/em><\/p>\n

The sweeping changes in Rep. Grijalva\u2019s legislation are unnecessary and a disaster in the making for the domestic mining industry and for America.<\/p>\n

The fact is, hardrock mining is fundamentally different than oil, gas, and coal because it is much more difficult to find and develop hardrock mineral resources.<\/p>\n

This bill ignores these differences and seeks to force-fit royalty and leasing programs for coal, oil, and gas on hardrock mining.<\/p>\n

Without question, the Grijalva bill, if enacted, would substantially chill private-sector investment in exploring for and developing minerals on federal land and dramatically increase our already extensive reliance on foreign sources of minerals.<\/p>\n

This bill poses a significant threat to our Nation\u2019s economic security and to our defense, technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, and renewable energy sectors, all of which rely on minerals from mining.<\/p>\n

The country will suffer as high paying family-wage jobs are exported, and our rural communities will experience disproportionately severe economic hardships.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: The full text of Grijalva\u2019s H.R. 2579 Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019 is available here<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0The full text of Udall\u2019s Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act is available here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>An explanatory summary of H.R. 2579 is available here.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

(This article first appeared in The Northern Miner<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hardrock mining is fundamentally different than oil, gas, and coal because it is much more difficult to find and develop hardrock mineral resources.<\/p>\n

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