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Natural Resources Partner Martin Stratte Strengthens Hunton Andrews Kurth’s California Environmental Practice

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

San Francisco, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is expanding its San Francisco office and California environmental and litigation practices with the addition of Martin Stratte , a land use and environmental permitting attorney with significant experience advising companies in the mining and natural resources sectors.

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  • San Francisco, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is expanding its San Francisco office and California environmental and litigation practices with the addition of Martin Stratte , a land use and environmental permitting attorney with significant experience advising companies in the mining and natural resources sectors.
  • His core practice areas include counseling clients on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA).
  • There, Stratte transformed his general California land use and permitting practice that included industrial, commercial, and residential projects into a mining-focused specialty practice.
  • As the latest addition to Hunton Andrews Kurth’s environmental practice, Stratte’s colleagues include several recent key hires.

U.S. Clean Energy Transition at Risk of Stalling within 5 Years Due to Lack of U.S. Sourced Minerals, According to SME

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration ( SME ) today sounded the alarms on the long-term viability of the clean energy transition.

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  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration ( SME ) today sounded the alarms on the long-term viability of the clean energy transition.
  • “Given the importance of minerals to the development of clean technologies, the mining industry is the biggest champion and supporter of the clean energy transition,” said Dave Kanagy, CAE, Executive Director and CEO of SME.
  • This level of cost increase will be seen across all industries, as minerals are needed beyond clean energy technologies, and whose impact will be felt everywhere.
  • What we need is wide-sweeping support and action that empowers the U.S. mining industry to work on reasonable timelines with the support they need.

Reclamation kicks off 120th anniversary with groundbreaking for the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project

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Friday, June 17, 2022

LOS BANOS, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bureau of Reclamation kicked off its 120th anniversary year today at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project. The billion-dollar effort received a $100 million investment earlier this year from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This is Reclamation's largest project under the 1978 Safety of Dams Act and when complete will modernize the dam to reduce risks due to seismic events.

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  • Reclamation kicked off its 120th anniversary year today at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project.
  • LOS BANOS, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bureau of Reclamation kicked off its 120th anniversary year today at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project.
  • "B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir are representative of Reclamation's legacy of effective resource management," said Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton.
  • "DWR looks forward to working with Reclamation on Sisk Dam's modernization efforts to reduce seismic risk and enhance public safety."

Adding Deep Environmental and Permitting Experience to the Apollo Team

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Apollo would also like to remind all shareholders that the Companys Annual General Meeting (the Meeting) will be held on June 10th.

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  • Apollo would also like to remind all shareholders that the Companys Annual General Meeting (the Meeting) will be held on June 10th.
  • Georges deep knowledge of resource development permitting and water resource management broadly in California, but more specifically in the San Bernardino County, will be hugely beneficial to Apollo as we begin permitting and development activities at our Calico Silver Project.
  • Prior to joining 8 Minute Solar Energy Corp., she was Tribal Affairs Director and Lead, Environmental and Permitting with South32.
  • He has extensive experience in San Bernardino County in environmental review processes for permitting mineral resource extraction, water supply development, reclamation, and habitat restoration.

DGAP-News: Permitting Update for Southern Empire's Oro Cruz Project

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Monday, November 22, 2021

Southern Empire Resources Corp. ("Southern Empire"; TSX-V: SMP) is pleased to announce continued progress in exploration permitting for its Oro Cruz Project located in Imperial County, southeastern California.

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  • Southern Empire Resources Corp. ("Southern Empire"; TSX-V: SMP) is pleased to announce continued progress in exploration permitting for its Oro Cruz Project located in Imperial County, southeastern California.
  • Southern Empire submitted an Exploration Plan of Operations (EPO) for the Oro Cruz Project to the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on September 28, 2020.
  • I thank the BLM, our technical team and our consultants for their diligent archaeological, cultural and environmental permitting efforts to date."
  • Also important to the Oro Cruz permitting process is the Imperial County Planning Department (ICPD).