United states MINERAL EXPLORATION AND HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 918 MINERAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1991 HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC JUNE 18, 1991 Serial No. 102-10 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 56-185 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1992 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-039603-4 KF27 •I5362 19919 pt.s COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona, Chairman GEORGE MILLER, California, Vice Chairman PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American Samoa TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York JIM JONTZ, Indiana PETER HOAGLAND, Nebraska HARRY JOHNSTON, Florida LARRY LAROCCO, Idaho DON YOUNG, Alaska, Ranking Republican Member ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada BEN BLAZ, Guam JOHN J. RHODES III, Arizona. ELTON GALLEGLY, California CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee RICHARD T. SCHULZE, Pennsylvania JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado WILLIAM CONDIT, Republican Consultant on Mining and Natural Resources (II) 210817 Opening statement of Chairman Rahall.. Hon. Barbara Vucanovich, a U.S. Representative from the State of Hon. Craig Thomas, a U.S. Representative from the State of Wyoming Cy Jamison, Director, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Depart- George M. Leonard, Associate Chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department John A. Knebel, president, American Mining Congress.. David W. Delcour, president, Amax Resource Conservation Company, on behalf of the American Mining Congress, Washington, DC...... John L. Neff, secretary, Northwest Mining Association, Spokane, John H. Wright, certified professional geologist, Grand Junction, Col- Michael J. McCloskey, chairman, Sierra Club, Washington, DC...... Lynn A. Greenwalt, vice president, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, DC, on behalf of The Wilderness Society, Washington, Philip M. Hocker, president, Mineral Policy Center, Washington, DC, on behalf of American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland Brock Evans, vice president for national issues, National Audubon |