AEMA, coalition launch legal challenge to BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Rule
The American Exploration & Mining Association was joined by a coalition in filing a challenge last Friday in the Wyoming district court.
Mine and refinery copper production continued to rise during 2011. However, production from large size mines has not increased in the last 10 years and the current increase in production is the result of an increase in smaller size mines. Recent research by Sweden-based Raw Materials Group (RMG) with support from BMEcopper highlights the structural changes and strategic issues facing the global
copper mining industry.
