Ten Candidate Mines Identified for Good Samaritan Minerals Recovery and Restoration Projects in the US, Hundreds More in the Pipeline
RESOLVE publishes two white papers designed to provide guidance and tools to accelerate the recovery of metals from and restoration of abandoned mine sites.
The increased focus on abandoned sites is due to the recent passage the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024, a landmark U.S. law aimed at accelerating the cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines.
Together the papers are the beginning of an effort by RESOLVE to help policy makers, government officials, NGOs and community organization, and mining officials and experts rethink what’s possible at abandoned mine sites in the US and other countries. Readers will find an overview of the Good Samaritan Act, practical policy guidance, and tools and recommendations to help in the pragmatic effort to restore these sites. They highlight the value of safe, well-regulated opportunities to address liability and accelerate metals recovery and restoration at these sites. Future papers will look at issues like technology and how to scale solutions.
“A Guide for Good Samaritans to Help Remediate Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the U.S.” is published by RESOLVE in partnership with Regeneration and funding from the Rivian Foundation.
“An Exploration of Policy Tools to Address Abandoned Mines" is authored by ConservAmerica and published together with RESOLVE and Regeneration.
Olenka Forde
October 8, 2025
At RESOLVE, we’re here to tackle the toughest global challenges. The ones nobody else wants to touch. Where people are in conflict and planet problems are stuck. We’re here to unstick them. It’s not easy. It takes grit and ingenuity. And finding and working with the right partners. But we’re not called RESOLVE for nothing.
