BLM Scraps Old Rules Protecting Lands from Mining Near Power Sites
Published Date: 7/22/2025
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The Bureau of Land Management is scrapping some old rules about protecting land during mining near power sites. This change affects miners and land users by making the process simpler and cutting red tape. It starts right away, saving time and possibly money for everyone involved.
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BLM Removes Mining Surface Rules
You are a miner or a land user: the Bureau of Land Management is rescinding part of its regulations that addressed surface protection during mining in powersite withdrawals. The change is intended to simplify the process and cut red tape and starts right away, which could save time and possibly money for those involved.
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