Ferrous Mining Legislation

The Wisconsin Legislature is working on a bill that would create new statutes to govern ferrous (iron) mining, which is currently regulated in the same manner as non-ferrous (non-iron minerals like gold or copper) mining.

The latest information and analysis of the mining bill will be posted on this webpage, and emailed to subscribers of Hamilton Consulting’s free newsletter Political Tidbits. Interested persons can also follow @HCG500 and the hashtag#WIMining on Twitter, or contact Hamilton Lobbyists Robert Fassbender, Andy Engel, or Amy Boyer.

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  Assembly Bill 426 Legislative History
• Mar. 05, 2012
  Joint Finance Committee Amendment
• Jan. 24, 2012
  Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 - Passed 9-5
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  Amendments
• Dec. 14, 2012
  Assembly Bill 426 Text as introduced

• Feb. 13, 2012
  Chart detailing the proposed application process under AB 426
• Jan. 23, 2012
  Hamilton Consulting's Summary of the Proposed Amendments to AB 426
• Jan. 16, 2012
  Hamilton Consulting's Summary of the Ferrous Mining Legislation

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  Government Accountability Board Information
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  Gogebic Taconite Website
• May. 18, 2011
  Preliminary Tax Impact of the Gogebic Taconite Mine
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  Wisconsin DNR Mining in Wisconsin Website
• Jan. 01, 2012
  Tap the Power: Iron Mining and Frac Sand

  Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Find more information here.
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  Iron Mining in Wisconsin

  Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Find more information here.
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  Mining (Metallic and Nonmetallic)

  Wisconsin State Law Library Find more information here.

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  News Clips
• Mar. 02, 2011
  JFC Schedules Executive Session on Mining Bill

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Feb. 17, 2012
  Mining Update

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Feb. 09, 2012
  Court Broadens Towns’ Authority to Regulate Non-Metallic Mining through Police Powers

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Jan. 31, 2012
  Survey of Mining Executives Reveals Perception that Wisconsin is a Worse Place to Mine than Third World Countries,

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Jan. 31, 2012
  Assembly Passes Mining Bill

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Jan. 23, 2012
  Proposed Amendments to Mining Bill

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Jan. 17, 2012
  Assembly to Vote on Mining Bill

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Dec. 15, 2011
  Assembly Holds First Mining Bill Hearing

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.
• Dec. 09, 2011
  Mining Bill Introduced

  Hamilton Blog Find more information here.