Prospecting code of ethics Options

[fenixsmom]

Hiya folks! I was wondering about ethical recovery. I was pondering originally how many buckets of concentrate is ethical to bring home to work. That led to the pondering of ethics while prospecting in general. I believe this is a very important subject to touch on because it effects us all. The more damage we do to our rivers, lands etc., the more negatively others will see us. Although to some this may seem like common sense, there are those that don't give a flying you know what. I am a firm believer in preserving the land as close to as pristine as I found it. (Minus a little concentrate). So is there any advice you can give to those of us that are just starting out?

[swizz]

I haven't seen any such regulation of "50lb bucket limit" for public owned lands that fall under the Mining Laws Of 1872. If you have a link that would be great. If you just "heard" it from a government employee or other, I would be very skeptical and request proof of that.
If you're just referring to some bucket rule from a Recreational Area or privately owned land other than NFS or BLM managed Public Owned land... any bucket rule can be applied, heck the land owner could even tell you what 'color' of bucket must be used for that matter. Sometimes BLM and USFS employees are contracted to enforce 'rules' (not mining laws) on privately owned lands such as Recreational Areas and Open Space designations. Perhaps that's what they were referring to?