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Adventure at the 420 Level
March 2000 by Sam E. Phifer, P.G.
Beneath the rolling fairways and manicured greens of a sedate golf course community in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, lie the 600-foot deep, water filled, caved workings of the once famous Phoenix Gold Mine.
PLP Update
We had discovered during previous trips that some of the staff members had difficulty comprehending the specific issues related to mining, so prior to heading back to DC, we laid out the reasons for our proposed legislation...
The Business of Mining: Unlimited Possibilities With LLCs
Once all of the pros and cons are considered, many miners and prospectors have discovered the so-called “Limited Liability Company” is the most profitable operating entity for their venture.
AMRA Takes On USFS in Idaho
Mr. Hughes was obviously shaken by our interaction and we are quite confident he assumed we were all missing teeth, long-haired, uneducated, backwoods miners who would immediately become submissive. That didn’t happen...
Prospectors Protest San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
More than 100 gold prospectors gathered at Azusa Canyon in the recently declared San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in southern California to voice their concerns…
Government to Buy New World Mine Claims
A conservation group said it has an agreement to purchase nearly 1,500 acres of private mining claims northeast of Yellowstone National Park.
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The Bawl Mill
• Group Sues Feds Over New Nat'l Monuments
• Tribe Joins Idaho in Roadless Suit
• 10,000 Shovels Back Protest
• Letter to the Editor—From Mike Miller, President, Original Sixteen to One Mine
• U.S. Dept. of Interior Inspectors in Arizona
• Wyoming Tops in Royalties
• Sunnyside, Arizona
• Evaluating a Placer Discovery
• Company Notes
• Treasures for Sale
• "Gold" Coin Debuts
• Picks & Pans: Prospecting at Mills Creek, Alaska
• Delamar District, Nevada
• Millie's Tailings
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
• Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
