[meteorite-list] Confirmed September 2012 BLM Regulations.
From: hall at meteorhall.com <hall_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:14:44 -0500 Message-ID: <a97196f90235ee8beb320c511b930f01.squirrel_at_emailmg.ipage.com> > Just how does the casual collecting of meteorites differ from the > casual collecting of gold? Gold is selling for over $1,600.00 per troy > ounce, far more then most meteorites sell for. There are many thousands > of causal gold hunters. Both gold and meteorites are difficult to find. > Why should the regulations be different? > The United States science community stands to lose, not gain, from the > new regulations. Before the new regulations, anyone finding a 25 lb. > meteorite on our Federal lands (as a very few have) would want a > classification of said meteorite. That may no longer happen. > Now, if the BLM had come to a positive approach to sharing meteorites > over a ten lb. limit, say, as an example, split between the finder and > the BLM, which could then supply the Smithsonian (or other appropriate > museum) with the BLM's half. The finder could then do as they please > with their share. The Smithsonian would get the meteorites classified, > they would be happy, the meteorite hunters would be happy (at least > much happier then with the current regulations). The meteorite finder > would no longer have to pay for a classification, though they could if > they so desired. Good regulations work for both our government and the > people of the United States! > Perhaps the IMCA should contact the Gold Prospectors Association of > America, to find out how to stop unfair regulations before they are set > in stone. > What the meteorite collectors and hunters need, alas, is a lawyer to take > the BLM to court. > Regards, Fred Hall > > > > > > > > >> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 10:48:27 -0800 (GMT-08:00) >> Subject: Fw: Meteorite Instructional Memo >> >> Hi All, >> >> In the process of planning new collecting trips in Arizona, Utah and >> Nevada, I confirmed with BLM the latest regulations concerning the >> collection of meteorites on Federal Land. (Private property and State >> owned land are subject to different law and regulations.). The attached >> message has a link to the current, nationally implimented, Federal >> regulations sent to me by Dan Erbes, Nevada Lands Manager, Carson City, >> Nevada - BLM. >> >> Metal detectors and magnets are an allowable device for aid in the >> casual >> collecting of meteorites. A limit of ten pounds PER PERSON annually. I >> was >> told that if you find a thirty pound individual, or individuals, just >> make >> sure you have three people involved. Permits are available for >> scientific >> collection and commercial activities. Amendments have already been >> discussed, but not approved, to take care of the obvious unworkability >> of >> some aspects of the commercial permit regs, especailly the fee based on >> the estimated value of the land to be hunted. >> >> http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/regulations/Instruction_Memos_and_Bulletins/national_instruction/2012/IM_2012-182.html >> >> Good hunting, >> >> Count Deiro >> IMCA 3536 >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > > Received on Thu 07 Feb 2013 04:14:44 PM PST |
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