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105th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight hearing held on: Hardrock mining issues.

Monday, September 22, 1997 | 12:00 AM Washington, D.C.

Oversight hearing held on:
Hardrock mining issues. 

Witness List for Field Hearing on 
Hardrock mining issues, 
9 am, Sept. 22, 1997,
Stockman's Hotel, Elko, NV

Panel I

 

  •  Ron A. Espell, Environmental Superintendent, Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.

     

  •  Bill W. Upton, Manager, Environmental Affairs, Placer Dome U.S. Inc.

     

  • Martin R. Jones, Senior Manager, Nevada Environmental Compliance, Newmont Gold Company

     

    Panel II

     

  •  Dr. Tom Myers, Great Basin Mine Watch

     

  • Edward L. Presley, National Director, County Alliance to Restore the Economy & Environment (CAREE)

     

    Panel III

     

  • Royce Hackworth, Chairman, Elko County Commission

     

  • Gene Gustin, Public Land Use Advisory Council to the Elko County Commission

     

  • Dr. Anthony L. Lesperance, Elko County Commissioner

     

  • Zane Miles, Deputy District Attorney, Eureka County

     

  • John Carpenter, Assemblyman, Nevada Legislature

     

    Panel IV

     

  •  Leo Drozdoff, Chief, Bureau of Mining Regulation & Reclamation, Div. of Environmental Protection, NV Dep't of Conservation & Natural Resources

     

  • Jack Blackwell, Deputy Regional Forester, Intermountain Region, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

     

  •  Jean Rivers-Council, Assoc. State Director, Nevada State Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior

     

     

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