Because of a 151-year-old U.S. mining law, miners hold claims on federal land for years at little cost, work in secret and frequently submit incomplete plans to environmental regulators ...

KAMPALA, April 14 (Reuters) - Uganda's cabinet has approved a draft mining law that would allow the government to own shares in private mining operations and impose steep penalties for violations ...

In 1872, Congress passed The Mining Act, a law designed to make mining on U.S. land easy and cheap. The government wanted to encourage westward expansion. They wanted people to head out ...

The bill was signed off by WA Governor ... to have the law's fine print reviewed by a committee. Mr Palmer said the state's claim he was seeking $30 billion was "bulls--t". The mining billionaire ...