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Alaska Stat. § 27.19.020 (2026)

Reclamation standard

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Sec. 27.19.020. Reclamation standard.
A mining operation shall be conducted in a manner that prevents unnecessary and undue degradation of land and water resources, and the mining operation shall be reclaimed as contemporaneously as practicable with the mining operation to leave the site in a stable condition.


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Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Bering Strait Citizens for Responsible Resource Dev. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, 524 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2008).
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Bering Strait Citizens for Responsible Resource Dev. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, 524 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Alaska Stat. § 27.19.020 . Because nearly all of the Nome district has been previously mined, much of it prior to the introduction of reclamation requirements, any new placer mining projects will result in remediation of historic mining impacts.”
Orutsararmiut Native Council, Chevak Native Vill., Native Vill. of Eek, Native Vill. of Kwigillingok, & Cook Inletkeeper v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp., Orutsararmiut Native Council & Native Vill. of Eek v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Alaska Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp. (Alaska 2025). “38 AS 27.19.020. 39 AS 27.19.080(b) (“The commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of [the Reclamation statutes].”
Bering Strait Citizens for Responsible Resource Dev. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (9th Cir. 2008). “See Alaska Stat. § 27.19.020 . Because nearly all of the Nome 4658 BERING STRAIT CITIZENS v.”
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