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Ecosystem Management and Mine Permitting on Public Lands.

PB96136858

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	McDonald, L. A.; Martin, W. E.
Page Count	44
Abstract	This report focuses on how ecosystem management will be implemented into public land management and how this may affect the permitting of mining operations in the western U.S. Numerous federal, state, and local agencies are considering ecosystem management as the preferred management alternative. Other sections discuss definitional problems, legal foundation for the system, activities of the federal land management agencies, activities within certain states, and finally the implications of the ecosystem management effort on mine permitting.
Keywords	Ecosystems Permits Public land Mining industry Resource development Requirements Regulations Environment management Environmental impacts Environmental monitoring Habitats Environmental policy Land management Mining laws Administrative procedures Case studies Alaska Mining operations
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 48B - Natural Resource Management 57H - Ecology 68 - Environmental Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Colorado School of Mines, Golden. Environmental Policy Center.; Bureau of Mines, Juneau, AK. Alaska Field Operations Center.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB95-154043. Sponsored by Bureau of Mines, Juneau, AK. Alaska Field Operations Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Open file rept. (Final).
NTIS Issue Number	199606

Ecosystem Management and Mine Permitting on Public Lands.

Ecosystem Management and Mine Permitting on Public Lands.
PB96136858

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	McDonald, L. A.; Martin, W. E.
Page Count	44
Abstract	This report focuses on how ecosystem management will be implemented into public land management and how this may affect the permitting of mining operations in the western U.S. Numerous federal, state, and local agencies are considering ecosystem management as the preferred management alternative. Other sections discuss definitional problems, legal foundation for the system, activities of the federal land management agencies, activities within certain states, and finally the implications of the ecosystem management effort on mine permitting.
Keywords	Ecosystems Permits Public land Mining industry Resource development Requirements Regulations Environment management Environmental impacts Environmental monitoring Habitats Environmental policy Land management Mining laws Administrative procedures Case studies Alaska Mining operations
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries 48B - Natural Resource Management 57H - Ecology 68 - Environmental Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Colorado School of Mines, Golden. Environmental Policy Center.; Bureau of Mines, Juneau, AK. Alaska Field Operations Center.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB95-154043. Sponsored by Bureau of Mines, Juneau, AK. Alaska Field Operations Center.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Open file rept. (Final).
NTIS Issue Number	199606