US REPRESENTATIVE TABLES RARE EARTH MINING PERMIT LAW
April 1st, 2012 BY LEAH GERMAIN A NEW bill has been proposed to the US House of Representatives' natural resource committee that seeks to address major delays in the permitting process for rare earth mining and other valuable minerals. In an effort to decrease the United States' dependency on foreign countries for rare earth metals, Rep Mark Amodei has introduced the law, claiming that by dramatically reducing long wait times for mineral development permits, his National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012 would allow the United States to further develop rare ...
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