Rule 2 Sep 2025 compliance, mining, bureau of land management, regulation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, fees, u.s. government, mineral royalties, public lands-mineral resources, mines

⛏️Updates on Mining Claim Fees and Compliance Regulations

This direct final rule (DFR) revises regulations containing general provisions related to fee requirements for locating, recording, and maintaining mining claims or sites under the Mining Law of 1872 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). This DFR updates terminology, clarifies language, and removes obsolete provisions.

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Rule 2 Sep 2025 compliance, mining, regulations, bureau of land management, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, fees, mineral royalties, public lands-mineral resources, mines

⛏️Revisions to Mining Claims Regulations by BLM

This direct final rule (DFR) revises regulations containing general provisions related to failure to comply with the regulations governing requirements for locating, recording, and maintaining mining claims or sites under the Mining Law of 1872, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). This DFR updates terminology, clarifies language, and removes obsolete provisions.

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Rule 2 Sep 2025 regulatory compliance, mining, bureau of land management, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, mineral royalties, public lands-mineral resources, mines, mining claims

⛏️Revisions to Mining Claims Regulations by Bureau of Land Management

This direct final rule (DFR) revises regulations containing general provisions related to requirements for locating, recording, and maintaining mining claims or sites under the Mining Law of 1872. This DFR updates terminology, clarifies language, and removes obsolete provisions.

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Rule 1 Aug 2025 energy, bureau of land management, regulation, government contracts, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, surety bonds, mineral royalties, public lands-mineral resources, coal, mines, federal law, royalties

💰Changes to Federal Coal Royalty Rates Effective 2025

This direct final rule (DFR) revises existing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to coal royalties to effectuate changes required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.

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Rule 22 Jul 2025 compliance, mining, bureau of land management, regulation, environmental, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, land management, surety bonds, public lands-mineral resources, mines

⛏️Rescission of Surface Protection Regulations for Mining

This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address mining in powersite withdrawals.

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Rule 22 Jul 2025 mining, bureau of land management, regulation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, wilderness areas, minerals, public lands-mineral resources, mines, federal compliance, national forests, national forest

⛏️Impact of Rescinded Mineral Prospecting Regulations on Businesses

This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's regulations that address prospecting for mineral resources on National Forest System lands.

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Rule 17 Jul 2025 compliance, mining, regulations, bureau of land management, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, financial implications, mineral royalties, public lands-mineral resources, mines

⛏️Rescission of Mining Claim Regulations

This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that authorize declining balance accounts with the BLM concerning mining claims.

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Rule 17 Jul 2025 compliance, mining, regulations, bureau of land management, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, wilderness areas, resource management, economic impact, public lands-mineral resources, mines, national forests

⛏️Rescission of Mining Assessment Work Regulations by BLM

This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations addressing areas subject to special mining laws, O&C Lands.

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Rule 17 Jul 2025 compliance, bureau of land management, government contracts, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business operations, surety bonds, mineral royalties, public lands-mineral resources, mines, sulfur, leasing regulations, solid minerals, hydrocarbons, sodium, phosphate

⚒️Rescission of Solid Minerals Leasing Regulations

This direct final rule rescinds portions of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address the Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale--Areas Available for Leasing and Hardrock Mineral Development Contracts; Processing and Milling Arrangements.

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Rule 17 Jul 2025 compliance, mining, regulations, bureau of land management, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, wilderness areas, surety bonds, public lands, public lands-mineral resources, mines

⛏️Rescission of Mining Regulations - Impact on Business Operations

This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws--Surface Management--Operations Conducted Under Plans of Operations--Does this subpart apply to my existing or pending plan of operations?

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