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Show Thursday Meeting Called on Mine Legislation A new federal mining bill pending legislative action in Washington motivated mo-tivated the Utah Independent Indepen-dent Miners & Claim Owners Association this week to oppose passage of the bill. Joe Stocks of Moab, chairman of the UIM & COA, recently obtainoH - lnmi opinion of the bill from well known Colorado Mining Attorney William G. Waldeck of Grand Junction. Junc-tion. In a preliminary meeting meet-ing this week Joe Stocks reviewed attorney Wal-deck's Wal-deck's comments regarding re-garding S 1040 sponsored by senators jacKson anu Fannin. "This law will only benefit special interest in-terest groups and will eliminate the independent independ-ent miner," Joe Stocks said. "It will bind the small mine operator to unfair administrative regulations whereby the improper delegation of powers eliminates due process of law." "A small mine operator, under un-der this law," Mr. Stocks continued, "must first obtain a right to prospect, pros-pect, and then negotiate for a lease on his discovery, dis-covery, and finally post a performance bond that will entangle him beyond his financial capacity." Further review of this bill will be at a meeting in the court room 8 p.m. November 1st at the Grand County Courthouse. Court-house. "This general meeting of the UIM & COA is open to the public." pub-lic." Mr. Stocks said, "and miners, prospectors, prospec-tors, drill operators and concerned citizens are urged to attend." Guest speakers will be Representatives Calvin Black, of Blanding, and Kenneth X. Silliman, of Green River. Chairman of the meeting Joe Stocks said the agenda is being be-ing prepared by California Califor-nia attorney Robert G. Rees who will conduct the meeting. "The adverse ad-verse effects of this bill is quite devasting," Mr. Rees commented during an interview this week. |