No new prospecting statute, mining regulation, court ruling, or amendment to the 1872 Mining Law was finalized this week.
Ishi Pishi access restriction ended
The temporary Ishi Pishi River-area restriction scheduled for September 6–15 is no longer listed among the active Six Rivers National Forest alerts.
Practical impact: Access appears restored in the affected Ukonom and Orleans ranger-district locations, subject to ordinary road conditions and continuing forest-wide fire restrictions. Check locally before traveling. Six Rivers National Forest alerts
Other updates
- BLM’s comment period for proposed oil-and-gas leasing in Kern, Kings, Fresno, and San Luis Obispo counties closed September 20. Leasing decisions and later surface-development applications remain worth monitoring.
- Six Rivers National Forest fire restrictions remain active despite fire danger currently being rated moderate.
- The Forest Service Part 228 mining-rule rewrite and H.R. 4090 remain pending, with no verified status change.