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• If at first you don’t succeed...
• Ooops!
• By the numbers...

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• Before you invest your savings, ask to see their hands...
• Actual tax tips from the IRS for tax year 2008
• Maybe they thought the budget deadline was 2009?

Our Readers Say

• Regarding US vs. Steve Hicks
• More on the Ortiz Mountains of New Mexico

NovaGold Resources Receives Lifeline

NovaGold Resources announced that it has struck a $60 million private placement deal with Electrum Strategic Resources and will use the cash to repay debt and fund exploration and development.

Jerritt Canyon Mill May Reopen

Golden Eagle International announced is reached an agreement with Queenstake Resources back on October 14, 2008, to reopen the Jerritt Canyon mill north of Elko, Nevada.

Looking Back - Excerpts from 50 years ago this month

“Some Western Imbeciles Think Foreign Laborers More Important
Than Americans”

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• Regulations add fuel to the fire...
• We'd like to give the Postal Service our two cents!
• By the numbers...

Over The Divide—Chuck Cox, 1943-2009

We were saddened to learn that Chuck Cox, a long-time prospector and tireless organizer for the Washington Prospectors Mining Association, passed away...

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• Forgotten words...
• Mixing words...
• Master of words...
• Traveling words...
• Fighting words...

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• Less pork but more fat...
• It all flows downstream...
• Promises, promises...

Subscriber Locates Large Diamond at Arkansas Diamond Park

Worthington was washing gravel that he’d dug out of the park’s east drain, a low area in the park’s diamond search area, when he found the yellow diamond in his screen. It was in the last bucket he planned to wash before shutting down for Easter weekend.

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• What the government wants the government gets...
• A drop in the ocean...
• Do we get a paycheck for this?

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• Too little, too late...
• Beware of Argentina...just kidding!
• A million dollars just doesn’t go as far as it used to...
• Well qualified

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• If it’s good enough for the people...
• Rolling Stone magazine...fair and balanced?
• By the numbers...

National Mining Hall of Fame to Induct Five

Paul A. Bailly, Richard T. Moolick, William Braden, Alonzo Pawling and Henry Harnischfeger will be inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame for their contributions to mining.

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• Feeding the addiction...
• Running on empty...
• Boxer may go down with the count

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• Poly-something-or-other...
• Health care reform is laughable
• The gap widens
• Time to raise the roof, again

California State Gold Panning Championships

It took two days to determine the best of the best, and it was fight to the end.

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• Dollars and (non) sense
• Speaking of overspending
• A hare-raising solution
• No longer in the majority
• Feeling a little vulnerable

The Journal Welcomes Chris Ralph as Associate Editor

Chris has been a regular contributor to the Journal for several years, and we are proud to announce that he will be joining our staff...

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• The environmental Robin Hood
• But it looked good on paper...
• Low-quality reputation hits home

Legislative and Regulatory Update

• Forest Service proposes further changes to mining regs
• Preble’s mouse resurrected

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• The third time is a charm
• Haunted by his past...
• This call will (not) be monitored for security purposes...

Legislative And Regulatory Update

• Bill introduced to repeal RAT
• Rock Creek — Alaska
• Rock Creek — Montana

Sunshine Mine is Up and Running Again

Sterling Mining Company has resumed initial production at the Sunshine Mine in Idaho. The company  anticipates a steady increase in production over the next three years until an average daily processing rate of 1,000 tons per day is achieved.

Washington Gold & Fish Regulations Update

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) announced the release of their new small-scale mining regulations. Public meetings were scheduled at several locations in the state to collect comments, but we learned just prior to press time that the process has come to a halt.

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• Mulligan for Clyburn—bogey for taxpayers
• The pig is back at the trough
• Mothers Against Renaming Roadways

Ask The Experts — Could you please include the stock symbol in "Mining Stock Quotes"?

Q: Friends, I have been with you now for about 3 years. I cannot imagine a better publication!!!!
If at all possible, please include the stock symbol with the name of the company under “Mining Stock Quotes”...

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• It’s a record-breaking year!
• Soybean fuels are not for the birds...or fish
• Cooler temps may put a freeze on Global Warming?
• Wasting more of your money

Quebec Tops Nevada in Survey of Miners

Prospectors and investors looking for a stake in the mining sector should turn to Quebec, as La Belle Province is seen by mining executives as having the best policy environment in the world for investment...

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• Taxpayers taken for a “ride”
• Fellow Congressmen, lend me your earmarks...

Our Readers Say

• Table of Weights and Measures on ICMJ website
• More on presidential candidate Ron Paul

Legislative And Regulatory Update

• Polar bear listed
• Forest Service trying to close off access

Internet Scams

It starts out innocently enough…

Looking Back

Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

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• Just put it on our tab...
• Do you smell something?
• A voice from the past

The National Mining Hall of Fame to Induct Four

Ceremonies for the induction of four mining industry pioneers into the National Mining Hall of Fame will be held Saturday, September 13, 2008, at the Charles F. Barber Pavilion of the Museum Convention Center in Leadville, Colorado.

Looking Back

The current business slump has been referred to as an “income tax” recession. Undoubtedly high income taxes are a contributing cause. However, in my opinion, it is basically just another “low tariff” recession, similar to others over the past with which the older generation is quite familiar.

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• Congress hits an all-time low
• FEMA—Federal Emergency MISmanagement Again...
• But everyone else is doing it...

Ask The Experts—What questions should I ask before investing in a gold mine?

Q: Are there any back articles that address the things you need to look for and the questions to ask before investing in a gold mine and other resources that you may know?

Ask The Experts—Should I choose gold, silver or mining stocks?

Q: Have you guys published any articles on investing? How do I decide where to put my money? Should I choose gold, silver or stocks?

No Leprechaun Needed

Ireland-based Conroy Diamonds and Gold announced they have found what may be the largest gold deposit to date in Britain or Ireland.

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• From public representative to public nuisance
• Don’t call us; we’ll call you...
• A look at the numbers...

Legislative And Regulatory Update

• ESA changes proposed

Ask The Experts—Columbium/Niobium

Q: I have samples that have assayed 45-75% columbium/niobium. What is it used for? Do you know anyone who is actively processing this ore? Where should I go from here?

Our Readers Say

While researching this latest citation I was referred to Public Lands for the People (PLP) in California...

Jerritt Canyon Mine Lays Off 400

The Jerritt Canyon Mine, located in northern Elko County, was abruptly shut down on August 8, and four hundred miners were left wondering what happened.

Teenager Finds Large Nugget

Fourteen-year-old Jacob Hopkins and his father Mike headed out like they do most weekends, to do a little fishing and hunt for gold.

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• More like “upsetting” than offsetting...
• So, when is our first shareholder meeting?
• Government kicks a gift horse in the mouth...
• Will the real Barack Obama please step forward...

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• A true alarm clock
• No better time to roast a pig
• By the numbers…

Mining Journal Contest—How Much Is That Old Mining Journal Worth?

It could be worth $250! We are on a quest to find out who has the oldest surviving copy of our monthly Journal.

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• Taxpayers may be in double jeopardy?
• Don't ask; won't tell...
• By the numbers...

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• Large “gaap” in federal deficit
• Expensive voice mail, mate
• What next—the “straight” bomb?
• Orville Redenbacher banned from Seattle Justice Center?
• Can you hear me now?

Legislative and Regulatory Update

• Assembly Bill 1032
• Cache County v. USFS
• CMA appeals cyanide ban

Ask the Experts

Q: Some of the terminology you use is way over my head and this might be the case for other beginning prospectors. What does “igneous” mean?

Looking Back

Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

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• Where do I apply?
• Seriously, where do I apply?
• FEMA: “I only have “ice” for you...”
• Put your carbon emissions where your mouth is!

Ask the Experts

Q: Does anyone know of an electrowinning instrument that will plate (heavy plate) rhodium and iridium? I have both in solution. (Solution content = 262.9 oz/ton of iridium; 14.9 oz/ton rhodium.)
If I have precious metals in solution in bulk, say 620 to 1,000 gallons, is there a facility to extract the precious metals out? If so, can each be isolated?

Will California Dredging Survive?

Assembly Bill 1032 has passed the California House of Representatives. The bill was authored by CalTrout and the Karuk Tribe, then introduced by Representative Lois Wolk.

Looking Back

Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

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• Homeowner decides it’s time for change...
• Money for nothing...
• Representatives bring home the bacon...again
• Two cents for your thoughts

Ask the Experts

Q: I would like to know the following on the metal nickel:
• Where is it mined?
• Why is the unit price so large—is this for a metric ton?

Cal-Gold Closes Shop After 30 Years

“It is with great sadness that after more than 30 years in business in Pasedena, Cal-Gold will close its doors,”

The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007

The Bush administration publicly announced they are against The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 (HR 2262), a bill that would drastically revise the 1872 Mining Law.

Looking Back

Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.

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• Something smells fishy
• Australian government underestimates its youth...
• Membership has its privileges
• Bridge over troubled waters

California State Gold Panning Championships September 1-2, 2007

Ready, Set, Go! The stopwatch clicks on and the panner starts like being fired out of a cannon. It’s the Labor Day weekend and the State Championships are on their way.

Barrick Offers $10 Million to Unlock Silver Ore

Barrick Gold Corporation is offering US$10 million to anyone who can unlock the silver from the ore at its Veladero gold mine in Argentina.

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• Affordable housing... for the rich!
• Thank goodness we have rules to eliminate wateful spending

Ask the Experts

Q: How do we get Congress to make up for some of their blunders and do something productive for a change, such as releasing those withdrawn WSAs?

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• Reporting on Reports
• Answer the questions or we'll be forced to really bother you for a little while.
• Some especially well-preserved mobile homes...

Over the Divide —Ronald Richard "Ron" Wendt

We are sad to say that one our most beloved writers, Ron Wendt, passed away on November 10, 2007.

Looking Back

A Placerville frogman has discovered untapped veins of gold coursing through the Mother Lode.

Original Issue Now Available as a Free Download

An original copy of our very first issue was recently found at the North Star Mining Museum in California by Carol Marshall, and the museum was nice enough to return it to us! (Read the full story.)

The issue is now available as a free pdf download. The file is approximately 7Mb.

(A black & white reprint is also available for $6.00 plus postage.)

Click here to download a copy.