“Today’s decision from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is a tremendous victory for the mining industry and for AEMA, which has long fought to protect rights under the Mining Law so critical to our members’ ability to responsibly produce the minerals needed for modern society and our national defense,” said Mark Compton, Executive Director of the American Exploration & Mining Association.

This week, the American Exploration & Mining Association, National Mining Association and MiningMinnesota filed an amicus brief in support of Twin Metals Minnesota’s litigation aimed at regaining their long-held federal mineral leases, because we believe that responsibly mining the resources available in northeast Minnesota is essential to creating American jobs, transitioning to a cleaner future and bolstering domestic supply chains.

"CEQ’s “Phase 2” NEPA rule seeks to use the rulemaking process to transform NEPA from a law that informs decisions to one that predetermines them.

“This disappointing decision on the Ambler Road project is unfortunately emblematic of the administration’s record on mining policy and securing our domestic mineral supply chains…

“The BLM’s Conservation and Landscape Health rule is illegal, unnecessary, and contrary to numerous policy goals of the Biden administration and Congress…

Representatives Celeste Maloy and Mary Peltola introduced the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, aiding industry and conservation groups in reclaiming abandoned mine lands.

Today in Washington, D.C., the full Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a business meeting in which they advanced several pieces of legislation. Among those the committee approved is S. 2781, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, which cleared the committee by voice vote. The bill now moves to the full Senate for consideration.

The American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA) reacted to this morning’s unanimous decision from the Supreme Court of the United States in the case Sackett v. EPA. The Sackett ruling will significantly affect how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) apply and enforce the Clean Water Act, particularly regarding wetlands.

The United States is in a mineral supply chain crisis. We need taconite, copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum-group elements, and many more for our national security, modern energy technology, and virtually every part of our modern world.