AEMA celebrates today’s passage of the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hard Rock Mines Act, the culmination of nearly three decades of work by a broad range of stakeholders.

Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act, a bipartisan and commonsense bill that is a win for the environment, the Good Samaritan, the community and for society.

The American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA) issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement from Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Manchin and Ranking Member Barrasso of a bipartisan permitting reform package.

The American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA) released the following statement upon Friday’s filing in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming of a coalition challenge to the final BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

Mining has a great story to tell, and it begins with its people. People who have the same hopes, dreams, passions, and values as everyone else. When we started brainstorming ways the industry could come together and share that story, we realized that our efforts would be incomplete if we didn't share more about the people, the miners.

“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.

"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…