Vane Minerals (Us), LLC v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq.; Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984, Pub. L. 98-406, 98 Stat. 1485 (as amended); Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq.; Mining Law of 1872, 30 U.S.C. §§ 22-47; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201-1328 (governing surface coal mining operations); Ripeness; 36 C.F.R. § 228.4(e) (plan of…
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Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq.; Arizona Wilderness Act of 1984, Pub. L. 98-406, 98 Stat. 1485 (as amended); Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq.; Mining Law of 1872, 30 U.S.C. §§ 22-47; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. §§ 1201-1328 (governing surface coal mining operations); Ripeness; 36 C.F.R. § 228.4(e) (plan of operations for mining on Forest Service lands); 36 C.F.R. § 228.5(a)(l)-(5) (approving a plan of operations for mining on…
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL ORDER
BRADEN, Judge.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND. 1
VANE Minerals (US), LLC (“Plaintiff’), a Delaware limited liability company, has been in the business of locating and exploring mineral properties in Northern Arizona since 1979. Compl. ¶¶ 5, 10; 1/2/13 Hefton Decl. ¶ 2. Since October 2004, Plaintiff primarily has focused on uranium exploration and mining, and has invested more than $8.5 million in uranium mining exploration. Compl. ¶¶ 5, 8,11; 1/2/13 Hefton Decl. ¶ 1.
As of June 21, 2013, Plaintiff held 678 unpatented lode mining claims on two areas of federal land in…
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