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Agency Gives Initial Backing to Kensington Mine
June 2004 by Associated Press
A state funding agency has given the initial OK to financing $20 million in debt to move the Kensington gold project near Juneau toward becoming a working mine.Melman on Gold & Silver
...when we begin to observe what appears to be an early indication toward a more bullish stance in one of the major miners, that can reasonably provide us with a rising degree of optimism for the sector itself.
Why Did This Silver Mine Close? Pt II
During the mid-1800s until about 1920, the settlers of the West tended to be quite optimistic, but in reality they flew with a wing and a prayer.
AZ Miners and Minerals Department Threatened with Elimination
Once again, the Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources (ADMMR) is being threatened with elimination.
The Goldfield Mining District, Nevada—Part I
An example of some of this extraordinary ore was a lot of about four tons from the Florence mine during the last days of a lease that averaged over 300 ounces of gold per ton.
Melman on Gold & Silver
If this past month has proved anything, it is the reversible nature of the rule that “what goes up must come down” which now also can read “what goes down must come up.”
The Hunt for Diamonds, Nunavut, Canada

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