Legal Opinion
Earthworks v. U.S. Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 7, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2009-1972PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN M. FACCIOLA, United States Magistrate Judge.
Currently pending and ready for resolution are 1) Northwest Mining Association’s and Alaska Miners Association, Inc.’s Motion to Supplement Administrative Record [# 64] and 2) Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Production of Documents Improperly Withheld from the Administrative Record and Memorandum in Support Thereof [# 65].
INTRODUCTION
I. The Mining Law
“The General Mining Law of 1892 1 is the federal statute that governs hardrock mining on federal lands. Passed in the spirit of Manifest Destiny, the Law was designed to encourage…
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