Freeport-McMoRan to permanently remove mining claims from Mount Emmons and transfer back to U.S. Forest Service |
Freeport-McMoRan to permanently remove mining claims from Mount Emmons and transfer back to U.S. Forest Service |
Nov 11 2016, 08:54 PM
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A couple of updates, the first dealing with Crested Butte's ballot issue (details of the ballot issue are in the links to my previous post).
From an article in the Crested Butte News, 2A, Houck, Messner all win big in November election QUOTE Aside from the stunning presidential and national election outcome that could impact us locally through issues like public lands management, there were local political races that mattered as well, from county commissioner seats to ballot issue 2A, which sought to set aside open space revenues to help pay mining company Freeport McMoRan to take some unpatented mining claims off the Mt. Emmons table. Ballot issue 2A passed overwhelmingly in Crested Butte. With unofficial results in at the county elections office, Crested Butte citizens passed the issue 903 to 137. Also, a meeting was held in Denver on November 8, with the USFS, Senator Bennet, Freeport and representatives from the Town of Crested Butte. More positive progress with Red Lady mining withdrawl situation - Crested Butte News, November 9, 2016 QUOTE Meetings and negotiations are continuing to take place between Mt. Emmons mine owner Freeport McMoRan and the town of Crested Butte. Town attorney John Belkin and Crested Butte planner Michael Yerman travelled to Denver Tuesday, November 8, for a meeting with the Forest Service, the mine company and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s office.
They spent the meeting going over a draft bill that Bennet would bring to the U.S. Congress. The bill would provide for a congressional withdrawal of mineral rights on Mt. Emmons. Obtaining that withdrawal would prohibit any future mining on Mt. Emmons. |
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