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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of forest, range, agricultural, and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km 2 ) of aquatic areas which include shorelines , tidelands , lands under Puget Sound and the coast, and ...
The collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about mining and processing of more than 100 mineral commodities across the Nation and in more than 185 countries around the world. Analysis of the impact of proposed mineral-related laws and regulations upon the national interest.
25th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law: A report on the protection and restoration of the nation's land and water resources under the Surface Mining Law, Office of Surface Mining, 2003. Available at OSM website. Green, Edward. State and Federal Roles Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 21 S. Ill. U. L.J. 531 (1997)
Mining law is the branch of law relating to the legal requirements affecting minerals and mining. Mining law covers several basic topics, including the ownership of the mineral resource and who can work them. Mining is also affected by various regulations regarding the health and safety of miners, as well as the environmental impact of mining.
The Midnite Mine is an inactive uranium mine in the Selkirk Mountains of the state of Washington that operated from 1955 to 1965 and again from 1968 to 1981. Located within the reservation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians , it is approximately 8 miles (13 km) from Wellpinit , Stevens County .
Keeping Them Honest: Oil Royalties (PDF), Anderson Cooper 360, January 18, 2007, archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008; A billion here, a billion there, U.S. News & World Report, December 10, 2006 "Harvesting Energy From Public Land May Owe U.S.", Washington Post, May 7, 2006 [dead link ]
On 1 July 2001 Department of Minerals and Energy and the Department of Resources Development were merged to form the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. [11] Further to a review in 2003 the Department was merged with the Department of Industry and Technology to form the Department of Industry and Resources on 3 February 2003.
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