Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Penfold
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1988No. Nos. 87-3597, 87-4094, 87-4132 and 87-4209PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON,* Circuit Judge:
This case involves a plethora of issues and a number of separate actions which were consolidated for purposes of appellate review. The actions center around federal regulation of placer mining on public lands in Alaska. Since each appeal involves facts and issues peculiar to it, the appeals are addressed separately. The additional facts necessary for each appeal are added where appropriate.
INTRODUCTION
A “placer” is an alluvial or glacial deposit containing particles of gold. To extract the gold, a miner first removes the vegetation and surface soil. The…
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- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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