The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act allows for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites and establishes the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund.
The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act amends the Revised Statutes to allow for the location of multiple mill sites on public land necessary for waste rock or tailings disposal or other operations related to mineral development. The act specifies that mill sites do not convey mineral rights, are limited to 5 acres, and cannot be located on the same tract as a lode or placer claim. It also establishes the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund in the Treasury, which receives claim maintenance fees from mill sites and is used for hardrock mine reclamation.
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