Start of a new mining boom?

Gold:Au · Apr 4, 2025

KYgotGOLD said:
Do you mean on ones property or in the state? When you say backyard. I’ll have to watch the video you shared later.

"My Back Yard" in this context means "Anywhere near me". Maybe it is just an Australian colloquialism.

Assembler · Apr 9, 2025

US Department of Agriculture Civil case for laying off Federal Employees.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578045/gov.uscourts.mdd.578045.43.0.pdf

Assembler · Apr 9, 2025

Interior Department to consolidate functions across the country, leading to widespread layoffs

Changes are expected to be implemented in the coming weeks.

APRIL 9, 2025 05:37 PM ET

https://www.govexec.com/management/...ss-country-leading-widespread-layoffs/404438/

Assembler · Apr 19, 2025

SO 3429 - Consolidation, Unification and Optimization of Administrative Functions

April 17, 2025

https://www.doi.gov/document-librar...n-unification-and-optimization-administrative

Assembler · May 7, 2025

Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently

Employees fear diminished capacity after RIFs are tacked on to existing mass exodus.

May 7, 2025 05:33 PM ET

Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently

Employees fear diminished capacity after RIFs are tacked on to existing mass exodus.

www.govexec.com

Assembler · May 9, 2025

A former oil executive and representative of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been given wide authority to make significant changes to the Department of Interior, the agency tasked with overseeing national parks and more than 500 million acres of federal land.

Interior secretary gives DOGE member with oil-industry ties power to remake department

Tyler Hassen, a member of Elon Musk's DOGE team with ties to the oil industry, was recently named assistant secretary in the Department of Interior, with the power to make vast changes to the agency in charge of more than 500 million acres of federal land.

www.latimes.com

Assembler · May 15, 2025

Interior to Initiate Action to Rescind BLM’s Intermittent Energy Rule

Proposed Rollback to Promote Land Use Flexibility and Economic Development
05/14/2025

Interior to Initiate Action to Rescind BLM’s Intermittent Energy Rule | U.S. Department of the Interior

In alignment with President Trump’s agenda to eliminate burdensome regulations and stimulate economic growth, the Department of the Interior announced today the proposed rescission of a rule governing solar and wind energy development on public lands

www.doi.gov

Assembler · May 16, 2025

Interior Department Seeks Public Input to Reduce Regulatory Burdens

Effort aims to cut red tape and promote responsible governance
05/16/2025

Interior Department Seeks Public Input to Reduce Regulatory Burdens | U.S. Department of the Interior

The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a public comment period to support the Administration’s efforts to streamline federal regulations and reduce unnecessary red tape. A formal Request for Information will be published in the Federal Register next week

www.doi.gov

Assembler · May 28, 2025

Supreme Court declines religious freedom case over mining on sacred land

Supreme Court declines religious freedom case over mining on sacred land

Dozens of religious groups had urged the court to take the case to test the scope of a 1993 federal law protecting religious freedom.

www.usatoday.com

The mining company said that interpretation of the law would allow one person to block any use of public land except their own if they sincerely believed some activity − “be it camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, or mining” – destroyed the land’s sanctity.

Assembler · Jun 18, 2025

Department of the Interior Moves to Expand Oil and Gas Development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

Department of the Interior Moves to Expand Oil and Gas Development in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve | U.S. Department of the Interior

The Department of the Interior today announced a new step to support American energy independence and unleash the vast resource potential of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve

www.doi.gov

Assembler · Jul 23, 2025

Exclusive-White House taps mining expert to head national security office, sources say

Story by Jarrett Renshaw and Gram Slattery

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/worl...ice-sources-say/ar-AA1JalqP?ocid=BingNewsSerp

David Copley, who was chosen earlier in the year to serve as the top mining official at the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council, or NEDC, an interagency body chaired by the interior secretary, is now a senior director at the NSC, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss non-public personnel moves.

The shift in roles reflects the White House ramping up its efforts to gain ground against China in a critical minerals arms race that touches a broad swath of global industries.

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China recently demonstrated its leverage by withholding exports of rare earth magnets, upending global markets and forcing U.S. officials back to the negotiating table, before reversing course.