By J.p. Tangen
For Mining News
Lilliputian views 9th Circuit decision
'Notices of Intent' filed by placer miners operating on claims within the National Forests held now to be subject to ESA consultation delays
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Last updated 6/24/2012 at Noon
The 9th Circuit handed down an en banc ruling on June 1, 2012, counter-posing placer mining on federal claims within the national forest along the Klamath River pursuant to a 36 CFR 228.4 Notice of Intent and Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. Karuk Tribe of California v. U. S. Forest Service, No. 05-16801. Unsurprisingly, the majority ruled against the USFS and concomitantly against the...
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