Raúl Grijalva: “The hardrock mining industry has no less of a responsibility than the coal industry.”

Their bipartisan work to correct the misguided Carcieri ruling demonstrates how Democrats and Republicans can work together on this Subcommittee for Indian Country.

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.

You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.

The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine.