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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (71647)	6/13/2001 9:25:15 AM
From: Zardoz	Respond to of 116780

Admitt it Rose, you want me.

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (71647)	6/13/2001 2:50:33 PM
From: lisalisalisa	Respond to of 116780

<<<<<<<<Not only that, he's got "then" and "than" mixed up...poor Hutch...>>>>>>> Message 15935090 "Doug, I take you seriously, I just wish you'd cut out the double talk, and post none GATA crap.... " ......and post none GATA crap...????

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (71647)	6/15/2001 10:45:57 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116780

BLM to enforce cleanup bonds for mining By JOHN HEILPRIN The Associated Press 6/14/01 7:30 PM WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration is temporarily backing a Clinton-era rule that requires mining operators to post bonds to guarantee they will clean up after themselves. The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management said Thursday it is extending some deadlines and ultimately "expects to retain" the bonding requirement approved on former President Clinton's last day in office. It has made no final decision on the entirety of broader Clinton regulations for miners of hard-rock minerals -- gold, silver, uranium, copper, lead, zinc and molybdenum -- that were put in place over industry objections. Under the portion of the new rule that is now in place and the administration says it expects to retain, the reclamation bond -- aimed at ensuring miners rather than taxpayers pick up the tab -- must be equal to 100 percent of the estimated cleanup cost. "This will the help the BLM more effectively administer the regulations and give mining operators additional time to comply with the rules," said BLM acting director Nina Hatfield. "It also emphasizes the administration's commitment to protecting America's taxpayers from having to foot the bill for reclamation work." The BLM's decision extends financial deadlines for mining operators who had plans approved by the agency before Jan. 20, the day President Bush took office. Operators who had already provided financial guarantees, but not yet 100 percent of estimated cleanup costs, will get a four-month extension beyond the previous July 19 deadline, until Nov. 20. Those who had provided no financial guarantee will get not quite two months, until Sept. 14. Karen Batra, spokeswoman for the National Mining Association, which sued to prevent implementation of the Clinton regulations, said some larger mining companies already routinely post bonds and financial guarantees for cleanup costs. Her group now supports expanding those guarantees to cover all operations, she said. "We don't have any problem with the bonding provisions," she said. (cont) nj.com