Regulation & law · 21/10/2005

Public Land Order No. 7647 Revokes 2 Secretarial Orders and 15 Executive Orders in Colorado, Opening Public Lands to Mining

The US government has revoked 2 Secretarial Orders and 15 Executive Orders affecting approximately 1,189,600 acres of public lands in Colorado, allowing for surface entry and nonmetalliferous mining, and opening National Forest System lands to similar forms of disposition and mining.