Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama said last week that he does not support Mining Law reform legislation recently approved by the House of Representatives and expressed his desire to work on compromise legislation that provides economic certainty for domestic mineral producers and prevents the export of American jobs and industries.

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National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz spoke out in opposition to H.R. 2262, the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, that passed in the US House of Representatives on November 1 by a vote of 244 to 166. “The bill approved today by the House falls far short of the reforms [...]

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