Sen. Manchin: Time Has Come to Make Changes to Mining Law of 1872
October 06, 2021
October 06, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the Mining Law of 1872. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed the need for updates and reforms to the nearly 150-year-old mining law.
"Modern mining works at an enormous scale using modern technology . . .
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the Mining Law of 1872. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee, stressed the need for updates and reforms to the nearly 150-year-old mining law.
"Modern mining works at an enormous scale using modern technology . . .